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.
The hand
This day
General references
Bible References
A snare
Exodus 10:7
And Pharaoh's servants said to him, How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, that they may serve the LORD their God: knowest thou not yet that Egypt is destroyed?
Psalm 7:14
Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood.
Psalm 38:12
They also that seek after my life lay snares for me: and they that seek my hurt speak mischievous things, and imagine deceits all the day long.
Proverbs 26:24
He that hateth dissembleth with his lips, and layeth up deceit within him;
Proverbs 29:5
A man that flattereth his neighbor spreadeth a net for his feet.
Jeremiah 5:26
For among my people are found wicked men: they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; they set a trap, they catch men.
Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
The hand
1 Samuel 18:17
And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee for a wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
1 Samuel 19:11
Saul also sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If thou dost not save thy life to-night, to-morrow thou wilt be slain.
This day
1 Samuel 18:26
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law: and the days had not expired.
General references
Psalm 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Matthew 2:7
Then Herod, when he had privately called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared.