1 Samuel 18:20

1 Samuel 18:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
• New International Version (NIV)Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

Context of 1 Samuel 18:20

18“Who am I?” David asked Saul. “And how important are my relatives or my father’s family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” 19But when the time came to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was married to Adriel from Meholah. However, Saul’s daughter Michal fell in love with David. When Saul was told about it, the news pleased him. 21Saul thought, “I’ll give her to David. She will trap him, and the Philistines will get him.” So he said to David a second time, “You will now be my son-in-law.” 22Saul ordered his officers, “Talk to David in private. Tell him, ‘The king likes you, and all his officers are fond of you. Become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”

1 Samuel 18:20 word by word

וַתֶּאֱהַ֛ב מִיכַ֥ל בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל אֶת־דָּוִ֑ד וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ לְשָׁא֔וּל וַיִּשַׁ֥ר הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Michalמִיכַלmîykâl · MichalH4324
• Saul’sשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• lovedאָהֵב'âhab 'âhêb · to love: loverH157
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and they toldנָגַדnâgad · to tellH5046
• and the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• pleasedעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• pleasedיָשַׁרyâshar · to smoothH3474

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:20

• 1 Samuel 18:28Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David.
• Judges 16:4After ⌞leaving Gaza⌟, he fell in love with a woman in the Sorek Valley. Her name was Delilah.
• 2 Samuel 13:1After this, David’s son Amnon fell in love with Tamar, the beautiful sister of David’s son Absalom.
• 1 Kings 11:1King Solomon loved many foreign women in addition to Pharaoh’s daughter. He loved Hittite women and women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon.
• Hosea 3:2So I bought her for 23 ounces of silver and 10 bushels of barley.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18:20

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The thing pleased him - It partly relieved him from the charge of breaking his faith.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. 2020. Michal Saul's daughter loved David--This must have happened some time after. they told Saul, and the thing pleased him--Not from any favor to David, but he saw that it would be turned to the advancement of his malicious purposes, and the more so when, by the artful intrigues and flattery of his spies, the loyal sentiments of David were discovered.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 18:20

• Armies
• Daughter
• David
• Humility
• Jealousy
• Malice
• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Ascribe
• Avoid
• Kingdom
• Soul
• Stripling
• Tabret
• Valiant

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