"And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer." — 1 Samuel 16:21

1 Samuel 16:21 · KJV

“And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.”

— 1 Samuel 16:21

Verse 20

And Jesse took an ass {laden} with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent {them} by David his son unto Saul.

Verse 22

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

1 Samuel 16 — Context

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which {is} with the sheep.

And Jesse took an ass {laden} with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent {them} by David his son unto Saul.

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.

And it came to pass, when the {evil} spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

And Joseph {was} thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

Proverbs 22:29

Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean {men}. {mean...: Heb. obscure men}

Psalms 146:3

Put not your trust in princes, {nor} in the son of man, in whom {there is} no help. {help: or, salvation}

Psalms 118:9

{It is} better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

Deuteronomy 10:8

At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.

Deuteronomy 1:38

{But} Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Psalms 62:9

Surely men of low degree {are} vanity, {and} men of high degree {are} a lie: to be laid in the balance, they {are} altogether {lighter} than vanity. {altogether: or, alike}

1 Kings 10:8

Happy {are} thy men, happy {are} these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, {and} that hear thy wisdom.

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