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1 Samuel 18:16

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 18:16 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
1 Samuel 18:16 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
13Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.
15And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
16But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
17And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah`s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, [or] my father`s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
19But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul`s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And all Israel and Judah loved David, etc.] The verb is singular, and denotes that everyone of them loved him in all the tribes of Israel, as well as in Judah his own tribe; in such general esteem was he, and so much had he got the hearts and affections of the people: because he went out and came in before them; the people, as in (<091813>1 Samuel 18:13); so the Septuagint version, in which, according to the Vatican copy, the verses (<091817>1 Samuel 18:17-19) are wanting.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“all Israel: Sa1 18:5; Luk 19:48, Luk 20:19 he went: Num 27:17; Sa2 5:2; Kg1 3:7 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 18:17”
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