Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3318 [e] וַיֵּצְא֖וּ way-yê-ṣə-’ū And went out [to war] Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 8269 [e] שָׂרֵ֣י śā-rê the princes N-mpc 6430 [e] פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים p̄ə-liš-tîm; of the Philistines N-proper-mp 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֣י ׀ way-hî and so it was Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 1767 [e] מִדֵּ֣י mid-dê whenever Prep-m | N-msc 3318 [e] צֵאתָ֗ם ṣê-ṯām, they went out V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 7919 [e] שָׂכַ֤ל śā-ḵal [that] behaved more wisely V-Qal-Perf-3ms 1732 [e] דָּוִד֙ dā-wiḏ David N-proper-ms 3605 [e] מִכֹּל֙ mik-kōl than all Prep-m | N-msc 5650 [e] עַבְדֵ֣י ‘aḇ-ḏê the servants N-mpc 7586 [e] שָׁא֔וּל šā-’ūl, of Saul N-proper-ms 3365 [e] וַיִּיקַ֥ר way-yî-qar so that became esteemed Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 8034 [e] שְׁמ֖וֹ šə-mōw His name N-msc | 3ms 3966 [e] מְאֹֽד׃ mə-’ōḏ. highly Adv   ס s - Punc

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.

the princes Of this war we know no more than that David, whose military skill was greater, was more successful in it, than all the other officers of Saul.

went forth

2 Samuel 11:1 And it came to pass, after the year was expired, at the time when …

behaved himself

1 Samuel 18:5 And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: …

Psalm 119:99 I have more understanding than all my teachers: for your testimonies …

Daniel 1:20 And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, that the king inquired …

Luke 21:15 For I will give you a mouth and wisdom, which all your adversaries …

Ephesians 5:15 See then that you walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,

set by [heb] precious

1 Samuel 2:30 Why the LORD God of Israel said, I said indeed that your house, and …

1 Samuel 26:21 Then said Saul, I have sinned: return, my son David: for I will no …

2 Kings 1:13 And he sent again a captain of the third fifty with his fifty. And …

Psalm 116:15 Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

1 Peter 2:4,7 To whom coming, as to a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but …

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