1 Samuel 16:21-22

16:21 David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, ¹  and he became his armor bearer. 16:22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, “Let David be my servant, for I really like him.” ² 

Genesis 41:46

41:46 Now Joseph was 30 years old ³  when he began serving ⁴  Pharaoh king of Egypt. Joseph was commissioned by ⁵  Pharaoh and was in charge of ⁶  all the land of Egypt.

Genesis 41:1

Joseph’s Rise to Power

41:1 At the end of two full years ⁷  Pharaoh had a dream. ⁸  As he was standing by the Nile,

Genesis 10:8

10:8 Cush was the father of ⁹  Nimrod; he began to be a valiant warrior on the earth.

[16:21]  ¹ tn Heb “he loved him.”

[16:22]  ² tn Heb “Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes.”

[41:46]  ³ tn Heb “a son of thirty years.”

[41:46]  ⁴ tn Heb “when he stood before.”

[41:46]  ⁵ tn Heb “went out from before.”

[41:46]  ⁶ tn Heb “and he passed through all the land of Egypt”; this phrase is interpreted by JPS to mean that Joseph “emerged in charge of the whole land.”

[41:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “two years, days.”

[41:1]  ⁸ tn Heb “was dreaming.”

[10:8]  ⁹ tn Heb “fathered.” Embedded within Cush’s genealogy is an account of Nimrod, a mighty warrior. There have been many attempts to identify him, but none are convincing.