And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
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4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsAnd David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy