1 Samuel 18:16

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was leading their troops.

Hebrew Names Version
But all Yisra'el and Yehudah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

King James Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

Lexham English Bible
However, all of Israel and Judah were loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.

English Standard Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

New Century Version
But all the people of Israel and Judah loved David because he led them well in battle.

New English Translation
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he was the one leading them out to battle and back.

Amplified Bible
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he publicly associated with them.

New American Standard Bible
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he would go out to battle and return before them.

Geneva Bible (1587)
For all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.

Legacy Standard Bible
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

Contemporary English Version
But everyone else in Judah and Israel was loyal to David, because he led the army in battle.

Complete Jewish Bible
But all Isra'el and Y'hudah loved David, because they knew about all his campaigns.

Darby Translation
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

Easy-to-Read Version
But all the people in Israel and Judah loved David because he was out among them and led them into battle.

George Lamsa Translation
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out to war and came in before them.

Good News Translation
But everyone in Israel and Judah loved David because he was such a successful leader.

Literal Translation
And all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
But all Israel and Iuda loued Dauid, for he wente out and in before them.

American Standard Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

Bible in Basic English
But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
But all Israel and Iuda loued Dauid, because he went out and in before them.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

King James Version (1611)
But all Israel and Iudah loued Dauid, because hee went out and came in before them.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And all Israel and Juda loved David, because he came in and went out before the people.

English Revised Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

Berean Standard Bible
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe al Israel and Juda louyden Dauid; for he entride and yede out bifor hem.

Young's Literal Translation
and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.

Update Bible Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

Webster's Bible Translation
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

World English Bible
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

New King James Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

New Living Translation
But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was so successful at leading his troops into battle.

New Life Bible
But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.

New Revised Standard
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for it was he who marched out and came in leading them.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, - for he was going out and coming in before them.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But all Israel and Juda loved David, for he came in and went out before them.

Revised Standard Version
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
But all Israel and Judah loved David, and he went out and came in before them.

Contextual Overview

¹²Now 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. ¹⁷ One day Saul said to David, "Here is Merab, my eldest daughter. I want to give her to you as your wife. Be brave and bold for my sake. Fight God 's battles!" But all the time Saul was thinking, "The Philistines will kill him for me. I won't have to lift a hand against him." ¹⁸ David, embarrassed, answered, "Do you really mean that? I'm from a family of nobodies! I can't be son-in-law to the king." ¹⁹ The wedding day was set, but as the time neared for Merab and David to be married, Saul reneged and married his daughter off to Adriel the Meholathite. ²⁰Meanwhile, Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David. When Saul was told of this, he rubbed his hands in anticipation. "Ah, a second chance. I'll use Michal as bait to get David out where the Philistines will make short work of him." So again he said to David, "You're going to be my son-in-law." ²² Saul ordered his servants, "Get David off by himself and tell him, ‘The king is very taken with you, and everyone at court loves you. Go ahead, become the king's son-in-law!'" ²³ The king's servants told all this to David, but David held back. "What are you thinking of? I can't do that. I'm a nobody; I have nothing to offer." ²⁴When the servants reported David's response to Saul, he told them to tell David this: "The king isn't expecting any money from you; only this: Go kill a hundred Philistines and bring evidence of your vengeance on the king's behalf. Avenge the king on his enemies." (Saul expected David to be killed in action.) ²⁶On receiving this message, David was pleased. There was something he could do for the king that would qualify him to be his son-in-law! He lost no time but went right out, he and his men, killed the hundred Philistines, brought their evidence back in a sack, and counted it out before the king—mission completed! Saul gave Michal his daughter to David in marriage. ²⁸As Saul more and more realized that God was with David, and how much his own daughter, Michal, loved him, his fear of David increased and settled into hate. Saul hated David.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

all Israel: 1 Samuel 18:5, Luke 19:48, Luke 20:19

he went: Numbers 27:17, 2 Samuel 5:2, 1 Kings 3:7

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 18:13 - he went out Proverbs 27:21 - so

Cross-References

Acts 15:3
After they were sent off and on their way, they told everyone they met as they traveled through Phoenicia and Samaria about the breakthrough to the non-Jewish outsiders. Everyone who heard the news cheered—it was terrific news!

Acts 21:5
When our time was up, they escorted us out of the city to the docks. Everyone came along—men, women, children. They made a farewell party of the occasion! We all kneeled together on the beach and prayed. Then, after another round of saying good-bye, we climbed on board the ship while they drifted back to their homes.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all Israel and Judah loved David,.... The verb is singular, and denotes that everyone of them loved him in all the tribes of Israel, as well as in Judah his own tribe; in such general esteem was he, and so much had he got the hearts and affections of the people:

because he went out and came in before them; the people, as in

1 Samuel 18:13; so the Septuagint version, in which, according to the Vatican copy, the verses 1 Samuel 18:17 are wanting.