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1 Samuel 18:28-30
Contemporary English Version
1 Samuel 18:28-30
Contemporary English Version
28 King Saul knew that she loved David,[a] and he also realized that the Lord was helping David. 29 But knowing those things made Saul even more afraid of David, and he was David's enemy for the rest of his life.
30 The Philistine rulers kept coming to fight Israel, but whenever David fought them, he won. He was famous because he won more battles against the Philistines than any of Saul's other officers.
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- 18.28 she … David: Hebrew; one ancient translation “all Israel was loyal to David.”
1 Samuel 18:28-30
New International Version
1 Samuel 18:28-30
New International Version
28 When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal(A) loved David, 29 Saul became still more afraid(B) of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success(C) than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.
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