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1 Samuel 18:5

So David marched out and prospered in everything Saul sent him to do, and Saul set him over the men of war. And this was pleasing in the sight of all the people, and of Saul’s officers as well.

1 Samuel 18:5 BSB

1 Samuel 18:5 has 11 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 18:30 (7 votes) and 1 Samuel 18:14–15 (6 votes). 9 other verses point back to it. It links with 9 other books, from Genesis 39 to Colossians 4.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 18:5 point to?

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  1. 1 Samuel 18:307 votes

    Every time the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David was more successful than all of Saul’s officers, so that his name was highly esteemed.

  2. 1 Samuel 18:14–156 votes

    and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him. When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.

  3. Colossians 4:55 votes

    Act wisely toward outsiders, redeeming the time.

  4. Acts 7:104 votes

    and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.

  5. Ephesians 5:174 votes

    Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.

  6. 1 Samuel 13:23 votes

    He chose for himself three thousand men of Israel: Two thousand were with Saul at Michmash and in the hill country of Bethel, and a thousand were with Jonathan in Gibeah of Benjamin. And the rest of the troops he sent away, each to his own home.

  7. Psalm 1:33 votes

    He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.

  8. Matthew 10:163 votes

    Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves.

  9. Genesis 39:2–32 votes

    And the LORD was with Joseph, and he became a successful man, serving in the household of his Egyptian master. When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,

  10. Genesis 39:232 votes

    The warden did not concern himself with anything under Joseph’s care, because the LORD was with Joseph and gave him success in whatever he did.

  11. 1 Samuel 14:521 vote

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 18:5?

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