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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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Footnotes

  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 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led(A) the troops in their campaigns.(B) 14 In everything he did he had great success,(C) because the Lord was with(D) him. 15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.(E)

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