Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 18:13

A church father on this verse
“Saul therefore removed him from himself, etc. Just as those who are in charge of fifty soldiers are called centurions; so they are called chiliarchs in Greek, who are in charge of a thousand soldiers, whom the Latin custom delights in calling tribunes rather than millenaries from the fact that they are in charge of a…”
Bede, 8th c. — Commentary on Samuel

Source: Septuagint

Original

13And he removed him from him, and made him a captain of a thousand for himself; and he went out and came in before the people.

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In context

12And Saul was alarmed on account of David.

— 1 Samuel 18:13 —

14And David was prudent in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.

15And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was afraid of him.

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