1 Samuel 18:23
What does 1 Samuel 18:23 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 18:23 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
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WEB
World English Bible · 2000And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
KJV
King James Version · 1611And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king--and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the servants of Saul spoke all these words in the ear of David. And David said: Doth it seem to you a small matter to be the king's son in law? But I am a poor man, and of small ability.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
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Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 14:20
The poor is hated even of his own neighbor; But the rich hath many friends.
- Psalms 119:141
I am small and despised; Yet do I not forget thy precepts.
- 1 John 3:1
Behold what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called children of God; and such we are. For this cause the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- 1 Samuel 9:21
And Saul answered and said, Am not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou to me after this manner?
- Ecclesiastes 9:15
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.
- Proverbs 19:6
Many will entreat the favor of the liberal man; And every man is a friend to him that giveth gifts.
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