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13 So Saul removed him from his presence,[a] and made him commander of a thousand, so he[b] marched in and out at the front of the army.[c] 14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh was with him, 15 but when Saul saw that he was very successful, he was severely threatened by him.[d] 16 However, all of Israel and Judah were loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.

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  1. 1 Samuel 18:13 Literally “from with him”
  2. 1 Samuel 18:13 That is, David
  3. 1 Samuel 18:13 Literally “for he was going out and was coming in before the army”
  4. 1 Samuel 18:15 Literally “he was terrified from his face”

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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  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