Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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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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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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Passages linked to 1 Samuel 18:13 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- 2 Samuel 5:2 In times past, when Saul was king over us, it was you who led Israel out and in. Yahweh said to you, ‘You will be shepherd of my people Israel, and you will be prince over Israel.’ ”
- Psalms 121:8 Yahweh will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
- Numbers 27:16-17 “Let Yahweh, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation, who may go out before them, and who may come in before them, and who may lead them out, and who may bring them in, that the congregation of Yahweh may not be as sheep which have no shepherd.”
- 1 Samuel 8:12 He will appoint them to him for captains of thousands, and captains of fifties; and he will assign some to plow his ground, and to reap his harvest, and to make his instruments of war, and the instruments of his chariots.
- 1 Samuel 18:16-17 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
- 1 Samuel 18:25 Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’ ” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 22:7 Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds,
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, he was captain over the people.
Meaning, he was captain over the people.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 1Sa 18:13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and…
1Sa 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.
Ver. 13. Therefore Saul removed him from him.] As the great Turk doth always his eldest son, whom he sendeth away into some remote provinces, lest he should practise treason. And as unto the Aga, captain of the janizaries, nothing can portend a more certain destruction than to be of them beloved; for then is he of the great sultan straightway feared or mistrusted, and occasion sought for to take him out of the way; {a} so it befell good David.
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And made him his captain over a thousand.] This seeming preferment was indeed a persecution; for hereby David, being valorous and venturous, was exposed to no small danger in fighting against the enemies. Uriah lost his life by such means.
{a} Turk. Hist.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain From him; from his presence and court; which he…
From him; from his presence and court; which he did, partly, because he feared lest David should watch and find an opportunity to kill him, as he had designed to kill David; partly, because he was a great eyesore, and his presence now made him more sad than ever his music had made him cheerful; and principally, that hereby he might expose him to the greatest hazards, and in some sort betray him into the hands of the Philistines.
He went out and came in; he led his soldiers forth to battle, and brought them back again with safety. Compare 2Sa 5:2. Or else the phrase of coming in and going out may be understood (as elsewhere) for conversing; or (as we use to say) going to and fro about business, as 1Sa 29:6.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways,....…
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways,.... Both in the court and in the camp, in whatsoever service he was employed; or "prospered" (u), as the word also signifies; for, generally speaking, those that behave wisely succeed well; in this he was a type of Christ, Isa 52:13; the reason of it follows:
and the Lord was with him; from whom he had his wisdom and success; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord was for his help.''
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(u) "prospere admodum res gerebat", Vatablus; "secundabatur", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so the Targum and Jarchi.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Removed him from him - From his presence and…
Removed him from him - From his presence and court; which he did, because he feared lest David should find an opportunity to kill him, as he had designed to kill David; because his presence now made him more sad than ever his musick made him chearful: and principally, that hereby he might expose him to the greatest hazards.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 13. Made him his captain] This was under…
Verse 13. Made him his captain] This was under pretence of doing him honour, when it was in effect only to rid himself of the object of his envy.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain People, as their leader. Saul gave him an honourable,…
People, as their leader. Saul gave him an honourable, but dangerous office, to procure his destruction. This is frequently the manner in which men of superior talents have been treated, (Calmet) as Corbulo, Germanicus, and Agricola were by three Roman emperors. (Tacitus, Ann. ii., &c.)
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain FEARS HIM FOR HIS GOOD SUCCESS. (Sa1 18:13-16)
FEARS HIM FOR HIS GOOD SUCCESS. (Sa1 18:13-16)
Therefore Saul removed him from him--sent him away from the court, where the principal persons, including his own son, were spellbound with admiration of the young and pious warrior.
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made him captain over a thousand--gave him a military commission, which was intended to be an honorable exile. But this post of duty served only to draw out before the public the extraordinary and varied qualities of his character, and to give him a stronger hold of the people's affections.
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Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 13. Made him his captain over a thousand —…
13. Made him his captain over a thousand — This is probably the same appointment as that referred to in 1Sa_18:5. David was not made the leading officer over all the host, for this position Abner held, (1Sa_17:55,) but he was made captain of a regiment.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 13. made him his captain over a thousand] What…
13. made him his captain over a thousand] What was summarily mentioned by anticipation in 1Sa_18:5 is here related with more detail in the order of time.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 So Saul removed him from his presence
So Saul removed him from his presence
"So Saul removed David from his presence"
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a commander of a thousand
Possible meanings are 1) the word "thousand" represents the exact amount of soldiers that he would lead. AT: "a commander of 1,000 soldiers" or 2) the word translated as "thousand" does not represent exact number, but is the name of a large military division. AT: "a commander of a large military division" See how you translated a similar phrase in 1 Samuel 17:18. (See: Numbers)
David went out and came in before the people
Here "the people" refers to the soldiers under David's command. The phrases "went out" and "came in" are idioms that refer to leading the people into battle and leading them home from battle. AT: "David led his soldiers into battle and led them home from battle" (See: Idiom and Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)
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Saul (OT)
appoint
commander
David
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