וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וִיהוּדָ֔ה אֹהֵ֖ב אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד כִּֽי־ה֛וּא יוֹצֵ֥א וָבָ֖א לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (פ)
But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
Read midrashic interpretation of I Samuel 18:16: and classical rabbinic exegesis.