1 Samuel 18:12-15

18:12 So Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul. 18:13 Saul removed David ¹  from his presence and made him a commanding officer. ²  David led the army out to battle and back. ³  18:14 Now David achieved success in all he did, ⁴  for the Lord was with him. 18:15 When Saul saw how very successful he was, he was afraid of him.

1 Samuel 18:28-29

18:28 When Saul realized ⁵  that the Lord was with David and that his ⁶  daughter Michal loved David, ⁷  18:29 Saul became even more afraid of him. ⁸  Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on. ⁹ 

[18:13]  ¹ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:13]  ² tn Heb “an officer of a thousand.”

[18:13]  ³ tn Heb “and he went out and came in before the people.” See v. 16.

[18:14]  ⁴ tn Heb “in all his ways.”

[18:28]  ⁵ tn Heb “saw and knew.”

[18:28]  ⁶ tn Heb “Saul’s.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.

[18:28]  ⁷ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[18:29]  ⁸ tn Heb “of David.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.

[18:29]  ⁹ tc The final sentence of v. 29 is absent in most LXX mss.