1 Samuel 18:13

Saul Envies David

12So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.13Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,14and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.

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Berean Standard Bible
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
American Standard Version (1901)
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Bible in Basic English
So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.
Free Bible Version
So Saul sent David away and made him a commander of a thousand soldiers, leading them out and back as part of the army.
King James (Authorized) Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Translation for Translators
So he appointed David as a commander of 1,000 soldiers and sent David away from him, hoping that David would be killed in a battle. But when David led his soldiers in their battles,
Unlocked Literal Bible
So Saul removed him from his presence and appointed him a commander of a thousand. In this way David went out and came in before the people.
Noah Webster Bible
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
World English Bible
Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
Young's Literal Translation
and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.