Parallel Verses
Bible in Basic English
So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
New American Standard Bible
Therefore Saul removed him from
King James Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Holman Bible
Therefore, Saul reassigned David and made him commander over 1,000 men. David led the troops
International Standard Version
Saul removed David from his presence and made him an officer over a division of soldiers. So David led the troops in battle.
A Conservative Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand, and he went out and came in before the people.
American Standard Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Amplified
So Saul had David removed from his presence and appointed him as his commander of a thousand; and he
Darby Translation
And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Julia Smith Translation
And Saul will remove him from him, and will set to him chief of a thousand; and he will go out and come in before the people.
King James 2000
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So Saul removed him {from his presence}, and made him commander of a thousand, {so he marched in and out at the front of the army}.
Modern King James verseion
And Saul moved him away from himself, and made him his commander over a thousand. And he went out and came in before the people.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then Saul put David from him and made him a captain over a thousand, and he went out and in before the people.
NET Bible
Saul removed David from his presence and made him a commanding officer. David led the army out to battle and back.
New Heart English Bible
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
The Emphasized Bible
So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, - and he went out and came in before the people.
Webster
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
World English Bible
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Youngs Literal Translation
and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.
Themes
David » King of israel » Saul's jealousy of
Jealousy » Instances of » Saul, of david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Topics
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 18:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
David's Successes Arouse Saul's Suspicions
12 And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul. 13 So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people. 14 And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.
Cross References
2 Samuel 5:2
In the past when Saul was king over us, it was you who went at the head of Israel when they went out or came in: and the Lord said to you, You are to be the keeper of my people Israel and their ruler.
Numbers 27:16-17
Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all flesh, put a man at the head of this people,
1 Samuel 8:12
And he will make them captains of thousands and of fifties; some he will put to work ploughing and cutting his grain and making his instruments of war and building his war-carriages.
1 Samuel 18:16-17
But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.
1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.
1 Samuel 22:7
Then Saul said to his servants who were there about him, Give ear now, you Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give to every one of you fields and vine-gardens, will he make you all captains of hundreds and captains of thousands;