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1 Samuel 18:12

And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Apostasy;   David;   Holy Spirit;   Jealousy;   Malice;   Prudence;   Reprobacy;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Disease;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   Samuel, Books of;   Saul;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Merab;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Genesis, the Book of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul.
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Sha'ul.
King James Version
And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
Lexham English Bible
Now Saul was threatened by the presence of David because Yahweh was with him, but had departed from Saul.
English Standard Version
Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.
New Century Version
The Lord was with David but had left Saul. So Saul was afraid of David.
New English Translation
So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.
Amplified Bible
Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, but had departed from Saul.
New American Standard Bible
Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him but had left Saul.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Saul was afrayd of Dauid, because the Lord was with him, & was departed from Saul.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Saul was afraid of David, for Yahweh was with him but had turned away from Saul.
Contemporary English Version
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was helping David and was no longer helping him.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul became afraid of David, because Adonai was with him and had left Sha'ul.
Darby Translation
And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Easy-to-Read Version
The Lord had left Saul and was now with David, so Saul was afraid of David.
George Lamsa Translation
And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Good News Translation
Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with David but had abandoned him.
Literal Translation
And Saul feared David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Saul was afrayed of Dauid: for the LORDE was with him, and was departed from Saul.
American Standard Version
And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul was afrayde of Dauid, because the Lorde was with him, & was departed from Saul.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
King James Version (1611)
And Saul was afraid of Dauid, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul was alarmed on account of David.
English Revised Version
And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
Berean Standard Bible
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul dredde Dauid, for the Lord was with hym, and hadde go awei fro him silf.
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;
Update Bible Version
And Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.
World English Bible
Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.
New King James Version
Now Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, but had departed from Saul.
New Living Translation
Saul was then afraid of David, for the Lord was with David and had turned away from Saul.
New Life Bible
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him but had left Saul.
New Revised Standard
Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Saul feared because of David, - for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul himself.
Revised Standard Version
Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.
THE MESSAGE
Now Saul feared David. It was clear that God was with David and had left Saul. So, Saul got David out of his sight by making him an officer in the army. David was in combat frequently. Everything David did turned out well. Yes, God was with him. As Saul saw David becoming more successful, he himself grew more fearful. He could see the handwriting on the wall. But everyone else in Israel and Judah loved David. They loved watching him in action.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now Saul was afraid of David, for the LORD was with him but had departed from Saul.

Contextual Overview

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. 15 And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him. 16 But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them. 17 And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines. 18 And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king? 19 But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath. 20 And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased. 21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

afraid: 1 Samuel 18:15, 1 Samuel 18:20, 1 Samuel 18:29, 1 Samuel 16:4, Psalms 48:3-6, Psalms 53:5, Mark 6:20, Luke 8:37, Acts 24:25

the Lord: 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Samuel 22:13, Acts 7:9

departed: 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 28:15, Psalms 51:11, Hosea 9:12, Matthew 25:41

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:10 - and they shall Judges 16:20 - the Lord Acts 5:17 - indignation

Cross-References

Genesis 17:17
Then Abraham went down on his face, and laughing, said in his heart, May a man a hundred years old have a child? will Sarah, at ninety years old, give birth?
Genesis 18:6
Then Abraham went quickly into the tent, and said to Sarah, Get three measures of meal straight away and make cakes.
Genesis 18:7
And running to the herd, he took a young ox, soft and fat, and gave it to the servant and he quickly made it ready;
Genesis 18:11
Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.
Genesis 18:12
And Sarah, laughing to herself, said, Now that I am used up am I still to have pleasure, my husband himself being old?
Genesis 18:13
And the Lord said, Why was Sarah laughing and saying, Is it possible for me, being old, to give birth to a child?
Genesis 18:18
Seeing that Abraham will certainly become a great and strong nation, and his name will be used by all the nations of the earth as a blessing?
Genesis 18:20
And the Lord said, Because the outcry against Sodom and Gomorrah is very great, and their sin is very evil,
Psalms 126:2
Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.
Ephesians 5:33
But do you, everyone, have love for his wife, even as for himself; and let the wife see that she has respect for her husband.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him,.... Protecting and preserving him, prospering and succeeding him, giving him victory over his enemies, and favour among the people; the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord was for his help.''

Procopius Gazaeus interprets it of the Holy Ghost, whose grace was vouchsafed unto him: he might be afraid in his melancholy fits, that as he had attempted to take away the life of David, that David would contrive and seek an opportunity, and take away his life, and seize the kingdom which God had given him, and his being with him strengthened these fears:

and was departed from Saul; so that he was destitute of courage, and greatness of mind, and of wisdom and prudence, and became mean and abject, and exposed himself to the contempt of his subjects.


 
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