1 Samuel 18:26
What does 1 Samuel 18:26 mean?
A plain-English look at 1 Samuel 18:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
KJV
King James Version · 1611And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full,
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752And when his servants had told David the words that Saul had said, the word was pleasing in the eyes of David to be the king's son in law.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired,
Context
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.
v.26This passage
v.27and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.
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