Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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Gill's Exposition
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways,.... Both in the court and in the camp, in whatsoever service he was employed; or "prospered" (u), as the word also signifies; for, generally speaking,…
Adam Clarke
Made him his captain - This was under pretense of doing him honor, when it was in effect only to rid himself of the object of his envy.
Saul had now, in effect, proclaimed war with David. He began in open hostility when he threw the javelin at him. Now we are here told how his enmity proceeded, and how David received the attacks of…
Cambridge Bible
made him his captain over a thousand What was summarily mentioned by anticipation in 1Sa 18:18 is here related with more detail in the order of time.
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