1 Samuel 18:2 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Saul took him that day and would not let him return to his father’s house.

NIV: From that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return home to his family.

NASB: And Saul took him that day and did not let him return to his father’s house.

CSB: Saul kept David with him from that day on and did not let him return to his father's house.

NLT: From that day on Saul kept David with him and wouldn’t let him return home.

KJV: And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house.

NKJV: Saul took him that day, and would not let him go home to his father’s house anymore.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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