1 Samuel 18:29

“And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.”

"And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually." - 1 Samuel 18:29
Commentary

What does 1 Samuel 18:29 mean?

1 Samuel 18:29 (KJV) reads, "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually." This verse comes in the context of the story of David and Saul, which is one of the most well-known stories in the Bible. The story of David and Saul is a complex…

Read full commentaryDevotional

The Shadows of Envy: A Devotional on 1 Samuel 18:29

When we think about the life of David, we often think about his valor, his beautiful psalms, and his close relationship with the Lord. However, nestled in the complexities of his early life is a profound truth about the human heart, jealousy, and the nature of enmity…

Read devotionalPrayer

A Prayer for Overcoming Fear and Conflict: Seeking Divine Peace in Troubling Times

Heavenly Father, As I come before You today, my heart reflects on the profound truth found in 1 Samuel 18:29: "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually." I pause to acknowledge the weight of fear, jealousy, and animosity that can dwell…

Read prayer

Artwork for 1 Samuel 18:29

See all →
1 Samuel 18:29 - "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
2 Samuel 7:1–29
1 Samuel 20:27-29
1 Chronicles 29:29 - "Now the acts of David the king, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Samuel the seer, and in the book of Nathan the prophet, and in the book of Gad the seer,"
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 17:29 - "And David said, What have I now done? Is there not a cause?"
1 Samuel 29:1 - "Now the Philistines gathered together all their armies to Aphek: and the Israelites pitched by a fountain which is in Jezreel."
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 30:18
1 Samuel 29:7 - "Wherefore now return, and go in peace, that thou displease not the lords of the Philistines."
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 23:29 - "And David went up from thence, and dwelt in strong holds at En-gedi."
1 Samuel 3:17-18
1 Samuel 9:18 - "Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is."
1 Samuel 19:18 - "¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth."
1 Samuel 18:9 - "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."
2 Samuel 18:29 - "And the king said, Is the young man Absalom safe? And Ahimaaz answered, When Joab sent the king's servant, and me thy servant, I saw a great tumult, but I knew not what it was."
1 Samuel 29:2 - "And the lords of the Philistines passed on by hundreds, and by thousands: but David and his men passed on in the rereward with Achish."
1 Samuel 15:29 - "And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he is not a man, that he should repent."
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 29:5 - "Is not this David, of whom they sang one to another in dances, saying, Saul slew his thousands, and David his ten thousands?"
1 Samuel 30:29 - "And to them which were in Rachal, and to them which were in the cities of the Jerahmeelites, and to them which were in the cities of the Kenites,"
1 Samuel 18:28 - "¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him."
1 Samuel 18:20 - "And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him."
1 Samuel 18:18 - "And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?"
1 Samuel 18:14 - "And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him."