So David went out wherever Saul sent him, and [a]behaved wisely. And Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:5 Or prospered

Whatever mission Saul sent him on, David was so successful(A) that Saul gave him a high rank in the army.(B) This pleased all the troops, and Saul’s officers as well.

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13 Therefore Saul removed him from [a]his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and (A)he went out and came in before the people.

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  1. 1 Samuel 18:13 Lit. himself

13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led(A) the troops in their campaigns.(B)

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16 But (A)all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

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16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.(A)

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