1 Samuel 16:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.”
1 Samuel 16:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 16:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 16:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.”
1 Samuel 16:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 16:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. ”
1 Samuel 16:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.”
1 Samuel 16:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 16:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. ”
1 Samuel 16:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 16:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid came to Saul, and stoode before him: and he loued him verie well, and he was his armour bearer.”
1 Samuel 16:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 16:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 16
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
20 And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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What Does 1 Samuel 16:21 Mean?
1 Samuel 16:21 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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