1 Samuel 18:30

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

Went forth

2 Samuel 11:1

Behaved himself

Ephesians 5:15

Set by

1 Peter 2:4

Bible References

Went forth

And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when kings go forth to battle, that David sent Joab and his slaves with him and all Israel, and they destroyed the sons of Ammon and besieged Rabbah. But David tarried still at Jerusalem.

Behaved himself

And David went out wherever Saul sent him and behaved himself prudently, and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people and also in the sight of Saul's slaves.

I have more understanding than all my teachers, for thy testimonies have been my meditation.

And in all matters of wisdom and intelligence, that the king enquired of them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and astrologers that were in all his realm.

for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries shall not be able to gainsay nor resist.

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

Set by

Therefore, the LORD God of Israel said, I had said indeed that thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever, but now the LORD said, It shall never be; for those that honor me I will honor, and those that lightly esteem me shall be vile.

Then Saul said, I have sinned; return, my son David; for I will do no more harm unto thee because my life was precious in thine eyes today. Behold, I have played the fool and have erred exceedingly.

And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And the third captain of fifty went up and came and fell on his knees before Elijah and besought him and said unto him, O man of God, I pray thee, let my life and the life of these fifty thy slaves, be precious in thy sight.

Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his merciful ones.

coming unto whom (is the living Stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious),