1 Samuel 18:2

Modern

And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.

Traditional

And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

Literal

And Saul took him that day, and not anymore would he let him return to the house of his father.

Latin

Tulitque eum Saul in die illa, et non concessit ei ut reverteretur in domum patris sui.

Hebrew

English

And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.

David used to work for Saul part-time (see 1 Samuel 17:15 and study note on 1 Samuel 17:15), but now Saul kept David with him all the time.

Theme notes and profiles

1 Samuel 17:15
…but David went back and forth from Saul to tend his father’s sheep in Bethlehem.
1 Samuel 16:21–23
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.

Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel