And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer .
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Gill's Exposition
And David came to Saul, and stood before him,.... As a servant, and ministered to him in the way, and for the purpose for which he was sent:
and he loved him greatly; being a comely person, and a…
Barnes' Notes
The difficulty of reconciling this verse with 1Sa 17:55-58, is met thus: The words here are the ultimate sequence of David’s first visit to Saul, and of his skill in music, and are therefore placed…
We have here Saul falling and David rising.
I. Here is Saul made a terror to himself (Sa1 16:14): The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. He having forsaken God and his duty, God, in a way of…
David's introduction to the Court of Saul
14. But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul Note the contrast to 1Sa 16:16. As David rose, Saul sank.
an evil spirit from the Lord The cause of Saul's…
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