21 So David came to Saul and (A)stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.

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21 David came to Saul and entered his service.(A) Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.

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Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders who stood before his father Solomon while he still lived, and he said, “How do you advise me to answer these people?”

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Then King Rehoboam consulted the elders(A) who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How would you advise me to answer these people?” he asked.

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But he rejected the advice which the elders had given him, and consulted the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.

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But Rehoboam rejected(A) the advice the elders gave him and consulted the young men who had grown up with him and were serving him.

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19 Then the king [a]interviewed them, and among them all none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah; therefore (A)they served before the king.

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Footnotes

  1. Daniel 1:19 Lit. talked with them

19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king’s service.(A)

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