1 Samuel 18:13
1 Samuel 18:13 Meaning and Explanation
“Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.”
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Read Full Chapter →Saul sends David away from court by giving him command over a thousand men.
What Does 1 Samuel 18:13 Mean?
Unable to bear David's presence, Saul reassigns him, placing him over a thousand soldiers and sending him out among the people. The move is meant to distance David, perhaps even to expose him to danger in battle.
What Saul intends as a demotion becomes a wider field for David's gifts. Removed from the king's suspicious eye, David leads the people and grows in their esteem. God can take the very measures meant to diminish His servant and turn them into the means of his blessing and preparation.
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What does 1 Samuel 18:13 mean?
Saul sends David away from court by giving him command over a thousand men.