1 Samuel 18:18

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Summary

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?

Who am i

General references

Exodus 3:11

Bible References

Who am i

And the servants of Saul spake, in the ears of David, these words. And David said - Seemeth it a light thing, in your eyes, to become son-in-law to the king, seeing that, I, am a poor man and lightly esteemed?

Then answered Saul, and said - Am not I, a man of Benjamin, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel, and is not , my family, the poorest of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? Wherefore, then, hast thou spoken unto me of such a thing as this?

And Moses said unto God, Who am, I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, - and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?

Then she fell upon her face, and bowed herself to the ground, - and said unto him - Wherefore have I found favour in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take notice of me, seeing that, I, am, a stranger?

Then entered King David, and tarried before Yahweh, - and said - Who am, I, My Lord, Yahweh, and what is my house, that thou hast brought me, hitherto;

The reverence of Yahweh, is the correction of wisdom, and, before honour, is humility.

Before grievous injury, a man's heart is haughty, and, before honour, is humility.

Then said I - Ah! My Lord Yahweh! Lo! I know not how to speak, - For a child, am I!

General references

And Moses said unto God, Who am, I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, - and that I should bring forth the sons of Israel out of Egypt?