1 Samuel 18:29

So then Saul went on to fear because of David, yet more,—and it came to pass that Saul was hostile to David, all the days.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

In Context

28And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.

30And, when the princes of the Philistines came forth, so it was, that, as often as they came forth, David was more circumspect than any of the servants of Saul, so that his name was, precious exceedingly.

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Cross References

Genesis 4:4Abel, also, even, he, brought in of the firstlings of his sheep, and of their fat, and Yahweh approved of Abel and of his present;

1 Samuel 18:15And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him.

Ecclesiastes 4:4Then saw, I, all the toil and all the skill of the work, that, for this, a man was envied of his neighbour,—even this, was vanity, and a feeding on wind.

James 2:19Thou believest that God is, one: thou doest, well—Even the demons believe, and shudder!

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 →

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