13 So Saul removed him from his presence and made him a commander of a thousand. (A)And he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David (B)had success in all his undertakings, (C)for the Lord was with him. 15 And when Saul saw that (D)he had great success, he stood in fearful awe of him. 16 (E)But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

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13 Saul removed David[a] from his presence and made him an officer over a division of soldiers.[b] So David led the troops in battle.[c] 14 David was successful in all that he did, for the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul saw that David[d] was highly successful, he feared him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in battle.[e]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:13 Lit. him
  2. 1 Samuel 18:13 Lit. over a thousand
  3. 1 Samuel 18:13 Lit. went out and came in before the people (i.e. the soldiers)
  4. 1 Samuel 18:15 Lit. he
  5. 1 Samuel 18:16 Lit. went out and came in before them