1 Samuel 18:14

14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh [was] with him,

1 Samuel 18:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:14

And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways
Both in the court and in the camp, in whatsoever service he was employed; or "prospered" ^F21, as the word also signifies; for, generally speaking, those that behave wisely succeed well; in this he was a type of Christ, ( Isaiah 52:13 ) ; the reason of it follows,

and the Lord [was] with him;
from whom he had his wisdom and success; the Targum is,

``the Word of the Lord was for his help.''

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (lykvm) "prospere admodum res gerebat", Vatablus; "secundabatur", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator; so the Targum and Jarchi.

1 Samuel 18:14 In-Context

12 {Now Saul was threatened by the presence of David} because Yahweh was with him, but had departed from Saul.

13 So Saul removed him {from his presence}, and made him commander of a thousand, {so he marched in and out at the front of the army}.

14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh [was] with him,

15 but when Saul saw that he [was] very successful, {he was severely threatened by him}.

16 However, all of Israel and Judah [were] loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.