1 Samuel 18:2
What does 1 Samuel 18:2 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 18:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And that day Saul took David and would not let him go back to his father's house.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Saul took him that day, and would not let him return to his father's house.
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Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 17:15
Now David went to and fro from Saul to feed his father’s sheep at Beth-lehem.
- 1 Samuel 16:21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.
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