1 Samuel 18:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.”
1 Samuel 18:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 18:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 18:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.”
1 Samuel 18:16 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 18:16 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.”
1 Samuel 18:16 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 18:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.”
1 Samuel 18:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 18:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. ”
1 Samuel 18:16 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 18:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.”
1 Samuel 18:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 18:16 in Context — 1 Samuel 18
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.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
What Does 1 Samuel 18:16 Mean?
1 Samuel 18:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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