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1 Samuel 18:12–15

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¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
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From verse 12

  1. 1 Samuel 18:15Rank 1 from verse 12
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    15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

  2. 1 Samuel 18:29Rank 2 from verse 12
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    29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

  3. 1 Samuel 16:13–14Rank 3 from verse 12
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    13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

    14¶ But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

  4. 1 Samuel 28:15Rank 4 from verse 12
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    15¶ And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do.

  5. 1 Samuel 16:18Rank 5 from verse 12
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    18Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

From verse 13

  1. 2 Samuel 5:2Rank 1 from verse 13
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    2Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the Lord said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel.

  2. Psalms 121:8Rank 2 from verse 13
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    8The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.

  3. 1 Samuel 18:16–17Rank 3 from verse 13
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    16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

    17¶ And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

  4. 1 Samuel 18:25Rank 4 from verse 13
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    25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

  5. 1 Samuel 22:7Rank 5 from verse 13
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    7Then Saul said unto his servants that stood about him, Hear now, ye Benjamites; will the son of Jesse give every one of you fields and vineyards, and make you all captains of thousands, and captains of hundreds;

From verse 14

  1. Genesis 39:23Rank 1 from verse 14
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    23The keeper of the prison looked not to any thing that was under his hand; because the Lord was with him, and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper.

  2. 1 Samuel 16:18Rank 2 from verse 14
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    18Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.

  3. Joshua 6:27Rank 3 from verse 14
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    27So the Lord was with Joshua; and his fame was noised throughout all the country.

  4. Matthew 28:20Rank 4 from verse 14
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    20Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  5. Genesis 39:2–3Rank 5 from verse 14
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    2And the Lord was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.

    3And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

From verse 15

  1. Colossians 4:5Rank 1 from verse 15
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    5Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

  2. Daniel 6:4–5Rank 2 from verse 15
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    4¶ Then the presidents and princes sought to find occasion against Daniel concerning the kingdom; but they could find none occasion nor fault; forasmuch as he was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found in him.

    5Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion against this Daniel, except we find it against him concerning the law of his God.

  3. James 1:5Rank 3 from verse 15
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    5If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.

  4. James 3:17Rank 4 from verse 15
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    17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

  5. Psalms 112:5Rank 5 from verse 15
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    5A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.

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1 Samuel 18:12

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departed

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1. Left, went away, or moved from a place or person. 2. Ceased to remain, was removed, disappeared, or passed away. 3. Turned or separated from a way, practice, allegiance, or relationship. 4. Left earthly life or this world.

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1 Samuel 18:13

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removed

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of remove, meaning to take or put away in any manner; to cause to leave a person or thing; to banish or destroy. To cause to change place; to put from its place in any manner.

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made

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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.

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captain

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1. A commander, chief, or officer set over an army, guard, band, company, people, or body. 2. A leader who goes before or conducts others in a work, course, or deliverance.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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before

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Earlier than in time; in front of; in the presence of; or prior in order or rank.

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people

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Persons collectively; a nation, community, or group considered as a body.

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1 Samuel 18:14

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behaved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of behave, meaning to act; to conduct; generally applied to manners, or to conduct in any particular business; and in a good or bad sense.

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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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1 Samuel 18:15

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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behaved

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of behave, meaning to act; to conduct; generally applied to manners, or to conduct in any particular business; and in a good or bad sense.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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very

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Sense 1: Truly, actually, exactly, or the same in identity. Sense 2: To a great or marked degree, used to intensify the quality named.

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11And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

12¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.

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13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

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14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him.

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15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

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16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

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