In times past, when Sha'ul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Yisra'el: and the LORD said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Yisra'el, and you shall be prince over Yisra'el.
1 Samuel 18:16 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) But all Yisra'el and Yehudah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. American Standard Version (1901) But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. Common English Bible Everyone in Israel and Judah loved David because he led them out in war and back again. Catholic Public Domain Version But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them. |
In times past, when Sha'ul was king over us, it was you who led out and brought in Yisra'el: and the LORD said to you, You shall be shepherd of my people Yisra'el, and you shall be prince over Yisra'el.
Now, LORD my God, you have made your servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child; I don't know how to go out or come in.
For Mordekhai the Jew was next to King Achashverosh, and great among the Jews, and accepted by the multitude of his brothers, seeking the good of his people, and speaking shalom to all his descendants.
who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD not be as sheep which have no shepherd.
They couldn't find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.
The chief Kohanim and the scribes sought to lay hands on him that very hour, but they feared the people--for they knew he had spoken this parable against them.
Therefore Sha'ul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
When Sha'ul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
David went out wherever Sha'ul sent him, [and] behaved himself wisely: and Sha'ul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Sha'ul's servants.