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, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” David exclaimed. “My father’s family is nothing!” 19So when the time came for Saul to give his daughter Merab in marriage to David, he gave her instead to Adriel, a man from Meholah. In the meantime, Saul’s daughter Michal had fallen in love with David, and Saul was delighted when he heard about it. 21“Here’s another chance to see him killed by the Philistines!” Saul said to himself. But to David he said, “Today you have a second chance to become my son-in-law!” 22Then Saul told his men to say to David, “The king really likes you, and so do we. Why don’t you accept the king’s offer and become his 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 18:28When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him,
• Judges 16:4Some time later Samson fell in love with a woman named Delilah, who lived in the valley of Sorek.
• 2 Samuel 13:1Now David’s son Absalom had a beautiful sister named Tamar. And Amnon, her half brother, fell desperately in love with her.
• 1 Kings 11:1Now King Solomon loved many foreign women. Besides Pharaoh’s daughter, he married women from Moab, Ammon, Edom, Sidon, and from among the Hittites.
• Hosea 3:2So I bought her back for fifteen pieces of silver and five bushels of barley and a measure of wine.

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