1 Samuel 18:13
Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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12Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.
14David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
Cross References
Numbers 27:16“Let the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation,
1 Samuel 18:16But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
1 Samuel 22:7Saul said to his servants who stood around him, “Hear now, you Benjamites! Will the son of Jesse give everyone of you fields and vineyards? Will he make you all captains of thousands and captains of hundreds?
Psalms 121:8The LORD will keep your going out and your coming in, from this time forward, and forever more.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:13-30
David Marries Saul's Daughter; Saul's Jealousy of David. ( b. c. 1059.) 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out… Read the whole commentary →