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1 Samuel 18:12

So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

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ASV

And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.

KJV

And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.

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11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'and he was afraidH3372 →
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
מִלִּפְנֵ֣יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440 →
דָוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732 →
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588 →
הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe wasH1961 →
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973 →
וּמֵעִ֥םu.me.'Imand from withH5973 →
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
סָֽר׃Sarhe had turned asideH5493 →

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1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.1 Samuel 18:15When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.1 Samuel 18:29he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.1 Samuel 28:15Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me, either by prophets or by dreams. So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”1 Samuel 16:13–14So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.Judges 16:20Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.1 Samuel 16:18One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”Acts 7:9Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with himActs 24:25As Paul expounded on righteousness, self-control, and the coming judgment, Felix became frightened and said, “You may go for now. When I find the time, I will call for you.”1 Samuel 22:13And Saul asked him, “Why have you and the son of Jesse conspired against me? You gave him bread and a sword and inquired of God for him so that he could rise up against me to lie in wait, as he is doing today.”Psalms 53:5There they are, overwhelmed with dread, where there was nothing to fear. For God has scattered the bones of those who besieged you. You put them to shame, for God has despised them.Psalms 48:3–6God is in her citadels; He has shown Himself to be a fortress.Luke 8:37Then all the people of the region of the Gerasenes asked Jesus to depart from them, because great fear had taken hold of them. So He got into the boat and started back.Matthew 25:41Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.Psalms 51:11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.1 Samuel 16:4So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, “Do you come in peace?”Mark 6:20because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man. When he heard John’s words, he was greatly perplexed; yet he listened to him gladly.1 Samuel 18:20Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.

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Saul Attempts to Kill David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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