King James Version
1 Samuel 16:21 in the King James Version says “And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer .” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 16 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer .”
1 Samuel 16:21 · KJV
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid , and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer .
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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“and stood”
H5975to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
“before”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“him greatly”
H3966properly, vehemence, i.e., (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc. (often with other words as an intensive or
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“and he became his armourbearer”
H5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative
something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)
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