1 Samuel 18:2
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.”
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“And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.”
King James Version · Public Domain“And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 18:2 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 16:21When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
- 1 Samuel 17:15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
- 1 Samuel 19:7So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.
Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).