Verse 5

1 Samuel 18:5

Darby Translation

5 And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֵּצֵ֨א דָוִ֜ד בְּ/כֹל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׁלָחֶ֤/נּוּ שָׁאוּל֙ יַשְׂכִּ֔יל וַ/יְשִׂמֵ֣/הוּ שָׁא֔וּל עַ֖ל אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֑ה וַ/יִּיטַב֙ בְּ/עֵינֵ֣י כָל הָ/עָ֔ם וְ/גַ֕ם בְּ/עֵינֵ֖י עַבְדֵ֥י שָׁאֽוּל
English Translation
And David went out in all that Saul sent him; he was successful, and Saul made him commander over the men of war, and it was good in the eyes of all the people and also in the eyes of Saul's servants.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 18 Context
1 And it came to pass, when he had ended speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the... Focus ↗
2 And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house. Focus ↗
3 And Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul. Focus ↗
4 And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his dress, ev... Focus ↗
5 And David went forth; whithersoever Saul sent him he prospered; and Saul set him over the men of war...
6 And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the... Focus ↗
7 And the women answered [one another] as they played, and said, Saul hath smitten his thousands, And... Focus ↗
8 And Saul was very wroth, and that saying was evil in his sight; and he said, They have ascribed to D... Focus ↗
9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. Focus ↗
10 And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God (Elohim) came upon Saul, and he prophe... Focus ↗
11 And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from hi... Focus ↗
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and had departed from Saul. Focus ↗
13 And Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in... Focus ↗
14 And David prospered in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him. Focus ↗
15 And Saul saw that he prospered well, and he stood in awe of him. Focus ↗
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. Focus ↗
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my eldest daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife; only be thou... Focus ↗
18 And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I sho... Focus ↗
19 And it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she... Focus ↗
20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight. Focus ↗
21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philist... Focus ↗
22 And Saul commanded his servants, Speak with David secretly, saying, Behold, the king has delight in... Focus ↗
23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in y... Focus ↗
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak. Focus ↗
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David: The king does not desire any dowry, but a hundred foreski... Focus ↗
26 And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's s... Focus ↗
27 when David arose and went, he and his men, and smote of the Philistines two hundred men; and David b... Focus ↗
28 And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him. Focus ↗
29 And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David's enemy continually. Focus ↗
30 And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that D... Focus ↗