1 Samuel 18:30
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then the commandersשָׂרֵ֣י
(sa·rei)
8269: chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, princefrom an unused word
of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
(fe·lish·tim;)
6430: inhab. of Philistiafrom Pelesheth
wentוַיֵּצְא֖וּ
(vai·ye·tze·'u)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out [to battle], and it happenedוַיְהִ֣י
(vay·hi)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
as oftenמִדֵּ֣י
(mid·dei)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root
as they wentצֵאתָ֗ם
(tze·tam)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out, that Davidדָּוִד֙
(da·vid)
1732: perhaps "beloved one," a son of Jessefrom the same as dod
behavedשָׂכַ֤ל
(sa·chal)
7919a: to be prudenta prim. root
himself more 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
wisely 
 
7919a: to be prudenta prim. root
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
allמִכֹּל֙
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י
(av·dei)
5650: slave, servantfrom abad
of Saul.שָׁא֔וּל
(sha·'ul,)
7586: "asked (of Yah)," first king of Isr., also an Edomite and two Isr.from shaal
So his nameשְׁמֹ֖ו
(she·mov)
8034: a nameof uncertain derivation
was highlyמְאֹֽד׃
(me·'od.)
3966: muchness, force, abundancefrom an unused word
esteemed.וַיִּיקַ֥ר
(vai·yi·kar)
3365: to be precious, prized or appraiseda prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Then the princes
sar  (sar)
a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward.
of the Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
went forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
and it came to pass after
day  (dahee)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
they went forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
that David
David  (daw-veed')
loving; David, the youngest son of Jesse -- David.
behaved himself more wisely
sakal  (saw-kal')
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
than all the servants
`ebed  (eh'-bed)
a servant -- bondage, bondman, (bond-)servant, (man-)servant.
of Saul
Sha'uwl  (shaw-ool')
asked; Shaul, the name of an Edomite and two Israelites -- Saul, Shaul.
so that his name
shem  (shame)
an appellation, as a mark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
was much
m`od  (meh-ode')
vehemence, i.e. (with or without preposition) vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.
set by
yaqar  (yaw-kar')
apparently, to be heavy, i.e. (figuratively) valuable; causatively, to make rare (figuratively, to inhibit) -- be (make) precious, be prized, be set by, withdraw.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then the commanders of the Philistines went out to battle, and it happened as often as they went out, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul. So his name was highly esteemed.

King James Bible
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Every time the Philistine commanders came out to fight, David was more successful than all of Saul's officers. So his name became well known.

International Standard Version
The Philistine commanders would go out to fight and whenever they did, David was more successful than any of Saul's other leaders. His name was held in high esteem.

NET Bible
Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul's servants. His name was held in high esteem.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Philistine generals still went out [to fight Israel]. But whenever they went out [to fight], David was more successful than the rest of Saul's officers. So David gained a good reputation.

King James 2000 Bible
Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much esteemed.
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