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1 Samuel 18:5

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David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

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1 Samuel 18:5 in other translations

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

1 Samuel 18:5 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 18:5 in context

  1. 3Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
  2. 4Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
  3. 5David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
  4. 6As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
  5. 7The women sang to one another as they played, and said,
    “Saul has slain his thousands,
    and David his ten thousands.”