1 Samuel 18:26

1 Samuel 18:26 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. Before the time had expired,
• New King James Version (NKJV)So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the days had not expired;

Context of 1 Samuel 18:26

24The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.” 25Then Saul replied, “Say this to David: ‘The king desires no other bride-price except a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.’” Actually, Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines. When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived, 27David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as full payment to the king to become his son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David as his wife. 28Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,

1 Samuel 18:26 word by word

וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ עֲבָדָ֤יו לְדָוִד֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And when his servantsעֶ֫בֶד‛ebed · servant/slaveH5650
• toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• these wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
• it pleasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• it pleasedיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474
• well to be the king’sמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• son in lawחָתַןchâthan · make oneself a daughter’s husbandH2859
• and the daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• were not expiredמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:26

• 1 Samuel 18:21“I’ll give her to him,” Saul thought. “She’ll be a trap for him, and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You can now be my son-in-law.”

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18:26

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26The days were not expired - David was so rapid in his attack upon the Philistines that he was able to bring the required dowry within the time, and to receive his wife (Michal), before the time had expired within which he was to receive Merab.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of spirit, nothing wrong in our…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. the days were not expired--The period within which this exploit was to be achieved was not exhausted.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 18:26

• Armies
• David
• Jealousy
• Malice
• Michal
• Philistines
• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• David
• Son-in-Law
• Ascribe
• Avoid
• Kingdom
• Soul
• Stripling
• Tabret
• Valiant
• Jonathan (2)

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings