King James Version
1 Samuel 18:17-30
17And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Behold my elderהַגְּדוֹלָ֤הha.ge.do.LahH1419daughterבִתִּ֨יvi.TiH1323Merabמֵרַב֙me.RavH4764,her will I giveאֶתֶּן־'e.ten-H5414thee to wifeלְאִשָּׁ֔הle.'i.ShahH802:only be thou valiantלְבֶן־ חַ֔יִלle.ven- Cha.yilH2428H1121for me, and fightוְהִלָּחֵ֖םve.hi.la.ChemH3898the Lord’sיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068battlesמִלְחֲמ֣וֹתmil.cha.MotH4421.For Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586saidאָמַ֗ר'a.MarH559,Let not mine handיָדִי֙ya.DiH3027be upon him, but let the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ סpe.lish.TimH6430be upon him.
18And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Saulשָׁא֗וּלsha.'UlH7586, Who am I? and what ismy lifeחַיַּ֔יchai.YaiH2416, ormy father’sאָבִ֖י'a.ViH1familyמִשְׁפַּ֥חַתmish.Pa.chatH4940in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that I should be son in lawחָתָ֖ןcha.TanH2860to the kingלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃la.Me.lekhH4428?
19But it came to pass at the timeבְּעֵ֥תbe.'EtH6256when Merabמֵרַ֥בme.RavH4764Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323should have been givenתֵּ֛תtetH5414to Davidלְדָוִ֑דle.da.VidH1732,that she was givenנִתְּנָ֛הni.te.NahH5414unto Adrielלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לle.'ad.ri.'ElH5741the Meholathiteהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יha.me.cho.la.TiH4259to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃le.'i.ShahH802.
20And Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lovedוַתֶּאֱהַ֛בva.te.'e.HavH157Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and they toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Saulלְשָׁא֔וּלle.sha.'UlH7586,and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֥ר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃vai.yi.Shar be.'ei.NavH5869H3474him.
21And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will giveאֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה'et.te.Ne.nahH5414him her, that she may be a snareלְמוֹקֵ֔שׁle.mo.KeshH4170to him, and that the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430may be against him. Wherefore Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Thou shalt this dayהַיּֽוֹם׃hai.YomH3117be my son in lawתִּתְחַתֵּ֥ןtit.cha.TenH2859in the one ofthe twainבִּשְׁתַּ֛יִםbish.Ta.yimH8147.
22And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680his servantsעֲבָדָ֗יו'a.va.DavH5650, saying,Communeדַּבְּר֨וּda.be.RuH1696with Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732secretlyבַּלָּט֙ba.LatH3909,and sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Behold, the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hath delightחָפֵ֤ץcha.FetzH2654in thee, and all his servantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650loveאֲהֵב֑וּךָ'a.he.Vu.khaH157thee: now therefore be the king’sבַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ba.Me.lekhH4428son in lawהִתְחַתֵּ֥ןhit.cha.TenH2859.
23And Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586servantsעַבְדֵ֤י'av.DeiH5650spakeוַֽיְדַבְּר֞וּvay.da.be.RuH1696those wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732.And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Seemethבְעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ve.'ei.nei.KhemH5869it to you alightהַֽנְקַלָּ֤הhan.ka.LahH7043thingto be a king’sבַּמֶּ֔לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in lawהִתְחַתֵּ֣ןhit.cha.TenH2859, seeing that I ama poorרָ֥שׁrashH7326manאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376,and lightly esteemedוְנִקְלֶֽה׃ve.nik.LehH7034?
25And Saulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Thus shall ye sayתֹאמְר֣וּto.me.RuH559to Davidלְדָוִ֗דle.da.VidH1732,The kingלַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙la.Me.lekhH4428desirethחֵ֤פֶץChe.fetzH2656not any dowryבְּמֹ֔הַרbe.Mo.harH4119,but an hundredבְּמֵאָה֙be.me.'AhH3967foreskinsעָרְל֣וֹתa.re.LotH6190of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,to be avengedלְהִנָּקֵ֖םle.hi.na.KemH5358of the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428enemiesבְּאֹיְבֵ֣יbe.'o.ye.VeiH341.But Saulוְשָׁא֣וּלve.sha.'UlH7586thoughtחָשַׁ֔בcha.ShavH2803to make Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732fallלְהַפִּ֥ילle.ha.PilH5307by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.
26And when his servantsעֲבָדָ֤יו'a.va.DavH5650toldוַיַּגִּ֨דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046Davidלְדָוִד֙le.da.VidH1732these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,it pleasedוַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.yi.Shar ha.da.Var be.'ei.NeiH5869H1697H3474Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732well to be the king’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in lawלְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.TenH2859:and the daysהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117were not expiredמָלְא֖וּmal.'UH4390.
27Wherefore Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֨קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212,he and his menוַאֲנָשָׁ֗יוva.'a.na.ShavH582,and slewוַיַּ֣ךְvai.YakhH5221of the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים֮ba.pe.lish.TimH6430two hundredמָאתַ֣יִםma.Ta.yimH3967menאִישׁ֒'ishH376;and Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935their foreskinsעָרְלֹ֣תֵיהֶ֔ם'a.re.Lo.tei.HemH6190,and they gave them in full taleוַיְמַלְא֣וּםvay.mal.'UmH4390to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,that he might be the king’sבַּמֶּ֑לֶךְba.Me.lekhH4428son in lawלְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ןle.hit.cha.TenH2859.And Saulשָׁא֛וּלsha.'UlH7586gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him Michalמִיכַ֥לmi.KhalH4324his daughterבִּתּ֖וֹbi.ToH1323to wifeלְאִשָּֽׁה׃ סle.'i.ShahH802.
30Then the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430went forthוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318:and it came to pass, afterמִדֵּ֣יmi.DeiH1767they went forthצֵאתָ֗םtze.TamH3318, thatDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732behaved himself more wiselyשָׂכַ֤לsa.KhalH7919than all the servantsעַבְדֵ֣י'av.DeiH5650of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586;so that his nameשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034was muchמְאֹֽד׃ סme.'OdH3966set byוַיִּיקַ֥רvai.yi.KarH3365.
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
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