1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
1 Samuel 16:21 in other translations
| BSB | When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer. |
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| WEB | David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer. |
| ASV | And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. |
| YLT | And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons. |
| DARBY | And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. |
| BBE | And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms. |
| Webster | And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer. |
What does 1 Samuel 16:21 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission, troubled and terrified Saul, by the corrupt humours of his body, and passions of his mind. He grew fretful, peevish, and discontented, and at times a madman. It is a pity that music, which may be serviceable to the good temper…
1 Samuel 16:21 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 16:21
- Genesis 41:46
And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
- Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
- Psalms 146:3
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
- Psalms 118:9
It is better to trust in the Lord than to put confidence in princes.
- Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, to stand before the Lord to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
- Psalms 62:9
Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a lie: to be laid in the balance, they are altogether lighter than vanity.
- Deuteronomy 1:38
But Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
- 1 Kings 10:8
Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy wisdom.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 16:20
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
- 1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
- 1 Samuel 16:22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
1 Samuel 16:21 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y viniendo David á Saúl, estuvo delante de él: y amólo él mucho, y fué hecho su escudero. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et David vint vers Saül, et il se tint devant lui; et Saül l’aima beaucoup, et il fut son porteur d’armes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und David kam zu Saul und stand vor ihm; und er liebte ihn sehr, und er wurde sein Waffenträger. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et venit David ad Saul, et stetit coram eo: at ille dilexit eum nimis, et factus est ejus armiger. |