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1 Samuel 16:21
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KJ21
And David came to Saul and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.
ASV
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
AMP
Then David came to Saul and attended him. Saul loved him greatly and [later] David became his armor bearer.
AMPC
And David came to Saul and served him. Saul became very fond of him, and he became his armor-bearer.
BRG
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
CSB
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
CSBA
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armour-bearer.
CEB
That is how David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked David very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
CJB
David came to Sha’ul and presented himself to him. Sha’ul took a great liking to him and made him his armor-bearer.
CEV
David went to Saul and started working for him. Saul liked him so much that he put David in charge of carrying his weapons.
DARBY
And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer.
DRA
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.
ERV
So David went to Saul and stood in front of him. Saul loved David very much. David became the helper who carried Saul’s weapons.
EASY
David went to Saul. He became Saul's servant. Saul loved David. David carried Saul's armour for him.
EHV
David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul loved him, and David became his armor bearer.
ESV
And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
ESVUK
And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armour bearer.
EXB
When David came to Saul, he ·began to serve him [entered his service; L stood before him]. Saul ·liked David [loved David very much] and made him ·the officer who carried his armor [his armor bearer].
GNV
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him very well, and he was his armor bearer.
GW
David came to Saul and served him. Saul loved him very much and made David his armorbearer.
GNT
David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much and chose him as the man to carry his weapons.
HCSB
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
ICB
When David came to Saul, he began to serve him. Saul loved David very much. And David became the officer who carried Saul’s armor.
ISV
David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul loved him very much, and he became his armor bearer.
JUB
And David came to Saul and stood before him; and he loved him greatly, and he became his armourbearer.
KJV
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
AKJV
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
LSB
Then David came to Saul and stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
LEB
So David came to Saul and entered his service. He loved him greatly and he became Saul’s armor bearer.
TLB
From the instant he saw David, Saul admired and loved him; and David became his bodyguard.
MSG
Jesse took a donkey, loaded it with a couple of loaves of bread, a flask of wine, and a young goat, and sent his son David with it to Saul. David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him immediately and made him his right-hand man.
MEV
David came to Saul, and stood before him. And Saul loved him greatly and he became his armor bearer.
NOG
David came to Saul and served him. Saul loved him very much and made David his armorbearer.
NABRE
Thus David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul became very fond of him and made him his armor-bearer.
NASB
Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul greatly loved him, and he became his armor bearer.
NASB1995
Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.
NCB
David came to Saul and entered into his service. He loved him very much, and he became his armor-bearer.
NCV
When David came to Saul, he began to serve him. Saul liked David and made him the officer who carried his armor.
NET
David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor-bearer.
NIRV
David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul liked him very much. David became one of the men who carried Saul’s armor.
NIV
David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.
NIVUK
David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armour-bearers.
NKJV
So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.
NLV
David came to Saul and served him. Saul loved him very much, and he became the man who carried Saul’s battle-clothes.
NLT
So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.
NRSVA
And David came to Saul, and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armour-bearer.
NRSVACE
And David came to Saul, and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armour-bearer.
NRSVCE
And David came to Saul, and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
NRSVUE
And David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
OJB
And Dovid came to Sha’ul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his no’se kelim (armor-bearer).
RGT
And David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him very well. And he was his armor bearer.
RSV
And David came to Saul, and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
RSVCE
And David came to Saul, and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
TLV
Then David came to Saul and became one of his attendants. Saul loved him greatly, so David became his armor-bearer.
VOICE
David came to Saul and served him. The king loved him greatly and made David his armor-bearer.
WEB
David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
WYC
And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and Saul loved him greatly (and Saul greatly loved him), and he was made his squire.
YLT
And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.
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