Commentaries:
Barnes' Notes
A mighty valiant man ... - David' s reputation for courage, skill, discretion, and manly beauty, was already great. Since "the Spirit of the Lord came upon him," his natural qualities and powers had been greatly enhanced. His feat of killing the lion and the bear (see the marginal references) had been performed, like Samson' s feats of strength Judges 14:6, Judges 14:19; Judges 15:14, under the same supernatural influence, and was probably more or less known.
Other Barnes' Notes entries containing 1 Samuel 16:18:
Psalms 43:4
Isaiah 5:12
Isaiah 53:2
Amos 6:5
Matthew 2:1
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