Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 935 [e] וַיָּבֹ֤א way-yā-ḇō So came Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1732 [e] דָוִד֙ ḏā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- to Prep 7586 [e] שָׁא֔וּל šā-’ūl, Saul N-proper-ms 5975 [e] וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖ד way-ya-‘ă-mōḏ and stood Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 6440 [e] לְפָנָ֑יו lə-p̄ā-nāw; before him Prep-l | N-cpc | 3ms 157 [e] וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּ way-ye-’ĕ-hā-ḇê-hū and he loved him Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms | 3ms 3966 [e] מְאֹ֔ד mə-’ōḏ, greatly Adv 1961 [e] וַֽיְהִי־ way-hî- and he became Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms   ל֖וֹ lōw his Prep | 3ms 5375 [e] נֹשֵׂ֥א nō-śê bearer V-Qal-Prtcpl-msc 3627 [e] כֵלִֽים׃ ḵê-lîm. armorbearer N-mp

New American Standard Bible
Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor bearer.

King James Bible
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

stood before him

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Deuteronomy 1:38 But Joshua the son of Nun, which stands before you, he shall go in …

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1 Kings 10:8 Happy are your men, happy are these your servants, which stand continually …

Proverbs 22:29 See you a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; …

loved him

Psalm 62:9 Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of high degree are a …

Psalm 118:9 It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in princes.

Psalm 146:3 Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.

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