Scripture · Old Testament
1 Samuel 18:2
1 Samuel 18:2 is verse 2 of 1 Samuel chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
King James Version
And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.
World English Bible
Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
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1 Samuel 18:1–4 · Berean Standard Bible
1 After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
2 And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
3 Then Jonathan made a covenant with David because he loved him as himself.
4 And Jonathan removed the robe he was wearing and gave it to David, along with his tunic, his sword, his bow, and his belt.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
1 Samuel 16:21When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
1 Samuel 16:22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”
1 Samuel 16:23And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
1 Samuel 17:15but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.