1 Samuel 16:21 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

NIV: David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.

NASB: Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul greatly loved him, and he became his armor bearer.

CSB: When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.

NLT: So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.

KJV: And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

NKJV: So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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