1 Samuel 18:24
What does 1 Samuel 18:24 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 18:24 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
KJV
King James Version · 1611And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.'
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak.
Context
v.23And 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?
v.24This passage
v.25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
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