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New Life Version

1 Samuel 18:16

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - David;   Jealousy;   Malice;   Prudence;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Love;   Saul, king of israel;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Disease;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Easton Bible Dictionary - David;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Samuel, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Love, Lover, Lovely, Beloved;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Merab;   Samuel, Books of;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Judah, Tribe of;  

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 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

12 Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him but had left Saul. 13 So Saul made David go away from him, and had him lead a thousand men. And David went out to the people. 14 David did well in all that he did, because the Lord was with him. 15 When Saul saw how well he did, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. 17 Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as a wife, if you only work for me with strength of heart and fight the Lord's battles." For Saul thought, "I will not go against him. Let the Philistines go against him." 18 David said to Saul, "Who am I? What is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?" 19 But at the time when Saul's daughter Merab should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. 20 Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. When they told Saul, it pleased him. 21 Saul thought, "I will give her to David. I will use her to trap him, and the Philistines will go against him." So Saul said to David a second time, "Now you may be my son-in-law."

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
The church sent them on their way. They went through the countries of Phoenicia and Samaria and told how those who were not Jews were turning to God. This made the Christians very happy.
Acts 20:38
What made them sad most of all was he said that they would never see his face again. Then they went with him to the ship.
Acts 21:5
When our time was up, we left there and went on our way. All of them with their wives and children went with us out of town. They got down on their knees on the shore and prayed.
Romans 15:24
I hope I can now. I am making plans to go to the country of Spain. On my way there I will stop and visit you. After I have had the joy of visiting you for awhile, you can help me on my way again.
3 John 1:6
They have told the church about your love. It will be good for you to help them on their way as God would have you.

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.


 
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