King James Version
Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.(1 Samuel 18:13)
And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.(1 Samuel 18:14)
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.(1 Samuel 18:15)
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.(1 Samuel 18:17)
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 18:18)
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.(1 Samuel 18:19)

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1 Samuel 18:16 - Cross Reference

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul's servants. (1 Samuel 18:5)
And now, O LORD my God, thou hast made thy servant king instead of David my father: and I am but a little child: I know not how to go out or come in. (1 Kings 3:7)
Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd. (Numbers 27:17)
Also in time past, when Saul was king over us, thou wast he that leddest out and broughtest in Israel: and the LORD said to thee, Thou shalt feed my people Israel, and thou shalt be a captain over Israel. (2 Samuel 5:2)
And could not find what they might do: for all the people were very attentive to hear him. (Luke 19:48)
And the chief priests and the scribes the same hour sought to lay hands on him; and they feared the people: for they perceived that he had spoken this parable against them. (Luke 20:19)