1 Samuel 18:16 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 18:16

But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.

BSB

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ASV

But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

KJV

But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

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Commentary

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John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

And all Israel and Judah loved David,.... The verb is singular, and denotes that everyone of them loved him in all the tribes of Israel, as well as in Judah his own tribe; in such general esteem was he, and so much had he got the hearts and affections of the people: because he went out and came in before them; the people, as in 1Sa 18:13; so the Septuagint version, in which, according to the Vatican copy, the verses 1Sa 18:17 are wanting.

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Original language & word study

11 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְכָל־	ve.khol	and all	H3605 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	Yis.ra.'El	Israel	H3478 →
וִיהוּדָ֔ה	vi.hu.Dah	and Judah	H3063 →
אֹהֵ֖ב	'o.Hev	[were] loving	H157 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
דָּוִ֑ד	da.Vid	David	H1732 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
ה֛וּא	hu'	he	H1931 →
יוֹצֵ֥א	yo.Tze'	[was] going out	H3318 →
וָבָ֖א	va.Va'	and [was] coming	H935 →
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ פ	lif.nei.Hem	<to> before them	H6440 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H157ʾohev[were] loving211×

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Through
2 Samuel 5:2
Even in times past, while Saul was king over us, you were the one who led Israel out and brought them back. And to you the LORD said, ‘You will shepherd My people Israel,…
leads to
- Matthew 2:6
  ‘But you, Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, for out of you will come a ruler who will be the shepherd of My people…
- Micah 5:4
  He will stand and shepherd His flock in the strength of the LORD, in the majestic name of the LORD His God. And they will dwell securely, for then His greatness will extend to…
- Ezekiel 34:23
  I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
- Ezekiel 37:24–25
  My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
- John 10:11
  I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.
Through
Numbers 27:17
who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
leads to
- Ezekiel 34:5
  They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts.
Through
1 Samuel 18:5
So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and…
leads to
- 1 Samuel 18:30
  Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.
Through
1 Kings 3:7
And now, O LORD my God, You have made Your servant king in my father David’s place. But I am only a little child, not knowing how to go out or come in.
leads to
- Numbers 27:17
  who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”

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