1 Samuel 18:20-27
David Marries Saul’s Daughter
20 Now (A)Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they told Saul, the thing was agreeable (a)to him.
21 Saul thought, “I will give her to him that she may become a snare to him, and (B)that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David, “(C)For a second time you may be my son-in-law today.”
22 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David secretly, saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you, and all his servants love you; now therefore, become the king’s son-in-law.’”
23 So Saul’s servants spoke these words (b)to David. But David said, “Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law, (D)since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?”
24 The servants of Saul reported to him (c)according to these words which David spoke.
25 Saul then said, “Thus you shall say to David, ‘The king does not desire any (E)dowry except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, (F)to take vengeance on the king’s enemies.’” Now (G)Saul planned to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 When his servants told David these words, (d)it pleased David to become the king’s son-in-law. (e)(H)Before the days had expired
27 David rose up and went, (I)he and his men, and struck down two hundred men among the Philistines. Then (J)David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. So Saul gave him Michal his daughter for a wife.
Footnotes:
a.
1 Samuel 18:20: ['Lit ', in his sight]
b.
1 Samuel 18:23: ['Lit ', in the ears of]
c.
1 Samuel 18:24: ['Lit ', by saying according]
d.
1 Samuel 18:26: ['Lit ', it was agreeable in the sight of]
e.
1 Samuel 18:26: ['Lit ', And the days had not expired]