Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
And David will come to Saul, and stand before him: and he will love him greatly; and he will be to him lifting up the arms.
New American Standard Bible
Then David came to Saul and
King James Version
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
Holman Bible
When David came to Saul
International Standard Version
David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul loved him very much, and he became his armor bearer.
A Conservative Version
And David came to Saul, and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
American Standard Version
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
Amplified
Then David came to Saul and attended him. Saul loved him greatly and [later] David became his armor bearer.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
King James 2000
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So David came to Saul and {entered his service}. He loved him greatly and {he became Saul's armor bearer}.
Modern King James verseion
And David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And David went to Saul and came before him, and he loved him very well; so that he was made his harness bearer.
NET Bible
David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer.
New Heart English Bible
David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
The Emphasized Bible
And David came in unto Saul, - and stood before him, - and he loved him greatly, and he became his armour-bearer.
Webster
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer.
World English Bible
David came to Saul, and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
Youngs Literal Translation
And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.
Themes
military Arms » Part of, borne by armor-bearers
David » King of israel » David as musician
David » King of israel » Detailed as armor-bearer and musician at saul's court
Demons » Possession by, instances of » saul
Jesse » Saul asks, to send david to become a member of his court
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Interlinear
`amad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 16:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Saul In Torment
20 And Jesse will take a heap of bread and a sack of wine, and one kid of the goats, and he will send by the hand of David his son to Saul. 21 And David will come to Saul, and stand before him: and he will love him greatly; and he will be to him lifting up the arms. 22 And Saul will send to Jesse, saying, David shall stand now before me, for he found grace in mine eyes.
Cross References
Genesis 41:46
And Joseph the son of thirty years in his standing before Pharaoh, king of Egypt; and Joseph will go forth from the face of Pharaoh, and will pass over all the land of Egypt
Proverbs 22:29
Sawest thou a man apt in his works? Before kings shall he stand; he shall not stand before the dark ones
Deuteronomy 1:38
Joshua son of Nun, standing before thee, he shall come in there: strengthen him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it
Deuteronomy 10:8
In that time Jehovah separated the tribe of Levi, to lift up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, to stand before Jehovah to serve him, and to praise in his name, even to this day.
1 Kings 10:8
Happy thy men, happy these thy servants, standing before thee continually, hearing thy wisdom.
Psalm 62:9
Surely the sons of man vanity, the sons of man falsehood: to be brought up into the balances, they together of vanity.
Psalm 118:9
Good to trust in Jehovah rather than to trust in nobles.
Psalm 146:3
Ye shall not trust in nobles: in the son of man, to him no salvation.