1 Samuel 16:21
David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
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1 Samuel 16:21
David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
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1 Samuel 16:18
Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”
1 Samuel 16:19
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
1 Samuel 16:20
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
1 Samuel 16:21
David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
1 Samuel 16:22
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
1 Samuel 16:23
When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
1 Samuel 16:14
Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
1 Samuel 16:16
Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”
1 Samuel 18:10
On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
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1 Samuel 17:55
When Saul saw David go out against the Philistine, he said to Abner, the captain of the army, “Abner, whose son is this youth?” Abner said, “As your soul lives, O king, I can’t tell.”
1 Samuel 17:56
The king said, “Inquire whose son the young man is!”
1 Samuel 17:57
As David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, Abner took him and brought him before Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand.
1 Samuel 17:58
Saul said to him, “Whose son are you, you young man?” David answered, “I am the son of your servant Jesse the Bethlehemite.”
1 Samuel 18:2
Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
1 Samuel 17:15
Now David went back and forth from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Bethlehem.
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Genesis 41:46
Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.
1 Kings 10:8
Happy are your men, happy are these your servants who stand continually before you, who hear your wisdom.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
Deuteronomy 10:8
At that time Yahweh set apart the tribe of Levi to bear the ark of Yahweh’s covenant, to stand before Yahweh to minister to him, and to bless in his name, to this day.
Deuteronomy 1:38
Joshua the son of Nun, who stands before you, shall go in there. Encourage him, for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.
1 Kings 1:2
Therefore his servants said to him, “Let a young virgin be sought for my lord the king. Let her stand before the king, and cherish him; and let her lie in your bosom, that my lord the king may keep warm.”
1 Kings 12:6
King Rehoboam took counsel with the old men who had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, “What counsel do you give me to answer these people?”
1 Kings 12:8
But he abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him, and took counsel with the young men who had grown up with him, who stood before him.
Daniel 1:19
The king talked with them; and among them all was found no one like Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah. Therefore stood they before the king.
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Psalms 146:3
Don’t put your trust in princes, in a son of man in whom there is no help.
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