1 Samuel 18:26
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25 And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
27 Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
- KJV
- And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
- WEB
- When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
- ASV
- And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king`s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
- DARBY
- And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,
- BLB
- And his servants told to David these words, and the thing was right in the eyes of David to become son-in-law of the king. And the days were not full.
- ÅB
- Da hans tjenere fortalte David dette, var David glad over at han skulle bli kongens svigersønn. Og før tiden enda var ute,
- OTB
- Da hans tjenere fortalte David disse ordene, gledet det David å bli kongens svigersønn. Før den fastsatte tiden var utløpt,
- B1930
- Da hans tjenere fortalte David dette, var David glad over at han skulde bli kongens svigersønn. Og før tiden ennu var ute,
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1 Samuel 18:21
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.
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