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

18But David replied to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?” 19But when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David in marriage, she was given as wife to Adriel the Meholathite instead. Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David. When they told Saul, the matter pleased him. 21Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she may become a snare to him—and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.” So Saul said to David, “You can still become my son-in-law, even today, with the second one.” 22Then Saul commanded his courtiers, “Speak with David privately and say, ‘Behold, the king delights in you and all his courtiers love you. So now, 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 18:28When Saul saw and realized that Adonai was with David and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,
• Judges 16:4It came about afterward that he fell in love with a woman in the valley of Sorek, whose name was Delilah.
• 2 Samuel 13:1It came to pass after this that Absalom son of David had a beautiful sister named Tamar, so Amnon, son of David, fell in love with her.
• 1 Kings 11:1Now King Solomon loved so many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh—Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites—
• Hosea 3:2So I bought her for myself for fifteen shekels of silver and an omer and a half 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