KJV King James Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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1 Samuel 18:13
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
WEB World English Bible
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
ASV American Standard Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out and cometh in, before the people.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 18
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a javelin in Saul’s hand.
11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall [with it]. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD [was] with him.
15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
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וַיְסִרֵ֤הוּH5493 · surto turn aside: removeשָׁאוּל֙H7586 · sha.ulSaulמֵֽעִמּ֔וֹH5973 · imwithוַיְשִׂמֵ֥הוּH7760 · sumto set: makeל֖וֹH9033 · ohimשַׂר־H8269 · sarrulerאָ֑לֶףH505 · e.lephthousandוַיֵּצֵ֥אH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeוַיָּבֹ֖אH935 · boto come (in): comeלִפְנֵ֥יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeהָעָֽם׃ פH5971 · ampeople
Cross-references
2 Samuel 5:2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.Psalm 121:8The LORD shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.1 Samuel 8:12And he will appoint him captains over thousands, and captains over fifties; and [will set them] to ear his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and instruments of his chariots.Numbers 27:16-17Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the congregation,1 Samuel 22:7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, [and] make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;1 Samuel 18:16-17But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.1 Samuel 18:25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
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