American King James Version
"But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. ¶ "
— 1 Samuel 18:16, American King James Version
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.”
“But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them. ”
“But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.”
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.”
“But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.”
“But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.”
“But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.”
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
Why when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. ¶
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you to wife: only be you valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.
And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife.