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Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father`s house.
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David's Permanent Promotion
Commentator John Gill explains that this was a pivotal moment for David, marking a permanent change in his status. He was no longer a shepherd who occasionally visited the court as a musician. Saul's action formally brought him into the royal court as a permanent member, beginning the fulfillment of the king's promise to reward the one who defeated Goliath.
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19th Century
Baptist
And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Saul took him that day Not only into his favor, and into his service, but into his court; even on that very day …
Presbyterian
The friendship of David and Jonathan was the effect of Divine grace, which produces in true believers one heart and one soul, and causes them to lo…
