1 Samuel 18:21

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

A snare

The hand

1 Samuel 18:17

1 Samuel 19:11

This day

1 Samuel 18:26

General references

Psalm 37:12

Matthew 2:7

Bible References

A snare

And Pharaoh's servants said to him, How long is this man to be the cause of evil to us? let the men go so that they may give worship to the Lord their God: are you not awake to Egypt's danger?

That man is a worker of evil; the seed of wrongdoing has given birth to deceit.

With his lips the hater makes things seem what they are not, but deceit is stored up inside him;

A man who says smooth things to his neighbour is stretching out a net for his steps.

For there are sinners among my people: they keep watch, like men watching for birds; they put a net and take men in it.

His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

The hand

And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.

This day

And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.

General references

The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

Then Herod sent for the wise men privately, and put questions to them about what time the star had been seen.