1 Samuel 18:16 Cross References - NSB

¹⁶ Everyone in Israel and Judah loved David. He led them in and out of battle.

¹⁷ and can command them in battle. Do not allow your congregation to be like sheep without a shepherd.«

² »For a long time when Saul was still our king, you led the people of Israel in battle. Jehovah promised you that you would lead his people and be their ruler.«

⁵ So David did everything Saul sent him to do successfully. Saul made him a commander in his army. This pleased the people and Saul’s servants.

⁷ »O Jehovah God, you allowed me to succeed my father as king, even though I am very young and do not know how to rule.

⁴⁸ They could not find a way for the people listened to every thing he said.

¹⁹ The scribes and the chief priests attempted to capture him in that very hour. They feared the people. They perceived that he spoke this illustration against them.