1 Samuel 18:5

5 Et David allait en campagne; il réussissait partout où Saül l'envoyait, et Saül l'établit sur les gens de guerre; et il fut agréable à tout le peuple, et même aux serviteurs de Saül.

1 Samuel 18:5 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:5

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him
About any business whatsoever, especially about martial affairs, for which he was abundantly qualified:

[and] behaved himself wisely;
in the management of them, using great prudence and discretion, and so failed not of success, and of recommending himself; the Targum renders it "prospering"; he was prosperous and successful in whatsoever he engaged, for the Lord was with him, and blessed him:

and Saul set him over the men of war;
that is, of some of them, gave him the command of a troop; for Abner was captain or general of the army, and continued so:

and he was accepted in the sight of all the people;
of all the people in the land in general, of all that knew or heard of him; being looked upon as a wise, valiant, and successful commander, and which gained him the esteem and affection of the people:

and also in the sight of Saul's servants;
which was very much, and a rare thing, for servants are too apt to envy such as are rising in their credit and reputation; though this must not be understood of all, without exception; but of the generality of them; nor is the word "all" used of them, as is of the people; for some of them took the part of Saul afterwards against David, and were secretly his enemies, see ( 1 Samuel 18:22-26 ) .

1 Samuel 18:5 In-Context

3 Alors Jonathan fit alliance avec David, parce qu'il l'aimait comme son âme.

4 Et Jonathan se dépouilla du manteau qu'il portait, et le donna à David, avec ses habits, et jusqu'à son épée, son arc et sa ceinture.

5 Et David allait en campagne; il réussissait partout où Saül l'envoyait, et Saül l'établit sur les gens de guerre; et il fut agréable à tout le peuple, et même aux serviteurs de Saül.

6 Or, comme ils rentraient, lorsque David revenait de la défaite du Philistin, il sortit des femmes de toutes les villes d'Israël, chantant et dansant, au-devant du roi Saül, avec des tambours, avec des cris de joie, et avec des triangles;

7 Et les femmes qui jouaient des instruments se répondaient les unes aux autres, et disaient: Saül a frappé ses mille, et David ses dix mille.