Common English Bible

1 Samuel 18:11-15 Common English Bible (CEB)

11. and he threw it, thinking, I’ll pin David to the wall. But David escaped from him two different times.

12. Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with David but no longer with Saul.

13. So Saul removed David from his service, placing him in command of a unit of one thousand men. David led the men out to war and back.

14. David was successful in everything he did because the Lord was with him.

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