1 Samuel 18:21 - Forerunner Commentary

1 Samuel 18:21

19 But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to ^aAdriel the ^bMeholathite as a wife.

20 ^aNow Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

21 So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may¹ be a snare to him, and that ^athe hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, ^b“You shall be my son-in-law today.”

22 And Saul commanded his servants, “Communicate with David secretly, and say, ‘Look, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”

23 So Saul’s servants spoke those words in the hearing of David. And David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”

24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying,¹ “In this manner David spoke.”

25 Then Saul said, “Thus you shall say to David: ‘The king does not desire any ^adowry but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take ^bvengeance on the king’s enemies.’ ” But Saul ^cthought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

26 So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king’s son-in-law. Now ^athe days had not expired;

27 therefore David arose and went, he and ^ahis men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And ^bDavid brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.

28 Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him;

Verse Comparison: 1 Samuel 18:21

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American Standard Version
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.

Amplified® Bible
Saul thought, I will give her to him that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David a second time, You shall now be my son-in-law.

Contemporary English Version
and he thought, "I'll tell David he can marry Michal, but I'll set it up so that the Philistines will kill him." He told David, "I'm going to give you a second chance to marry one of my daughters."

Darby English Version
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 upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

Good News Bible
He said to himself, "I'll give Michal to David; I will use her to trap him, and he will be killed by the Philistines." So for the second time Saul said to David, "You will be my son-in-law."

King James Version
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 in the one of the twain.

New American Standard Bible
Saul thought, "I will give her to him that she may become a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David, "For a second time you may be my son-in-law today.""

New International Version
"I will give her to him," he thought, "so that she may be a snare to him and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "Now you have a second opportunity to become my son-in-law."

New King James Version
So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall be my son-in-law today.”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Saul thought, "I will give her to him that she may become a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may come against him." Therefore Saul said to David, "For a second time you may become my son-in-law today."

Revised Standard Version
Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall now be my son-in-law."

Young's Literal Translation
and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, `By the second -- thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'

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