And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
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Interpretation
Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him.
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This thought runs through 1 Samuel 16:19-23.
Glossary
- Saul Person
- Asked for. (1. ) A king of Edom ( Gen. 36:37 , 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48 .
- David Person
- Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam. 17:25 .