Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went through all the land of Egypt.
1 Samuel 16:21 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional And David came to Saul, and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. Higit pang mga bersyonKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer. American Standard Version (1901) And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. Common English Bible That is how David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked David very much, and David became his armor-bearer. Catholic Public Domain Version And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer. |
Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went through all the land of Egypt.
Happy are your wives! Happy are these your servants, who continually attend you and hear your wisdom!
It is better to take refuge in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
Do not put your trust in princes, in mortals, in whom there is no help.
Those of low estate are but a breath, those of high estate are a delusion; in the balances they go up; they are together lighter than a breath.
Do you see those who are skillful in their work? they will serve kings; they will not serve common people.
Joshua son of Nun, your assistant, shall enter there; encourage him, for he is the one who will secure Israel's possession of it.
At that time the Lord set apart the tribe of Levi to carry the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
Immediately he called to the young man who carried his armor and said to him, “Draw your sword and kill me, so people will not say about me, ‘A woman killed him.’ ” So the young man thrust him through, and he died.
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.”
but David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father's sheep at Bethlehem.
When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the commander of the army, “Abner, whose son is this young man?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I do not know.”
So Jonathan called David and related all these things to him. Jonathan then brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as before.