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1 Samuel 18:20

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18 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?

19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

21 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.

22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

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BSB
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
KJV
And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
WEB
Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
ASV
And Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
DARBY
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.
BLB
And Michal daughter of Saul loved David, and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
ÅB
Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket David. Da Saul fikk vite dette, syntes han godt om det.
OTB
Nå elsket Mikal, Sauls datter, David. Da de fortalte Saul, var saken til behag for ham.
B1930
Mikal, Sauls datter, elsket David. Da Saul fikk vite dette, syntes han godt om det.

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