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I Samuel 16:Verse 21

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

Proverbs 22:29Genesis 41:46Proverbs 22:29Genesis 41:46Psalms 146:3
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What Does I Samuel 16:21 Mean?

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"The anointing upon the young shepherd instantly commands the affection of the tormented monarch. In a sequence of divine irony, the failing king is in..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

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

American Standard Version
ASV

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

American King James Version
AKJV

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

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

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

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

Darby Translation
Darby

And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

Webster Bible
Webster

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

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And Dauid came to Saul, and stoode before him: and he loued him verie well, and he was his armour bearer.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And David came in unto Saul,—and stood before him,—and he loved him greatly, and he became his armour-bearer.

Literal Translation
LITV

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

Modern King James
MKJV

And David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

Updated King James
UKJV

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

Lexham English Bible
LEB

So David came to Saul and ⌞entered his service⌟. He loved him greatly and ⌞he became Saul’s armor bearer⌟.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And David went to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him exceedingly, and he made him his armor bearer.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

Revised Webster
RWebster

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

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And Dauid cam to Saul, and stood bifor hym; and Saul louyde hym greetli, and he was maad `his squyer.

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Proverbs 22:29Genesis 41:46Proverbs 22:29Genesis 41:46Psalms 146:3Psalms 146:3Psalms 118:91 Kings 10:8Psalms 62:9Deuteronomy 10:8
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