²¹ And David came to Saul ^(A)and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.

⁶ Then King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men, who had stood before Solomon his father while he was yet alive, saying, “How do you advise me to answer this people?”

⁸ But he abandoned the counsel that the old men gave him and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him and stood before him.

¹⁹ And the king spoke with them, and among all of them none was found like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore ^(A)they stood before the king.