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Legacy Standard Bible

1 Samuel 18:24

And the servants of Saul told to him according to these words which David spoke.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   David;   Jealousy;   Malice;   Michal;   Philistines;   Prudence;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Michal;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   David;   Michal;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Prayer;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - David;   Saul;   Holman Bible Dictionary - David;   Dowry;   Leaven;   Michal;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Michal ;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.”
Hebrew Names Version
The servants of Sha'ul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.
King James Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
Lexham English Bible
So the servants of Saul informed him, saying, "This is what David said."
English Standard Version
And the servants of Saul told him, "Thus and so did David speak."
New Century Version
When Saul's servants told him what David had said,
New English Translation
When Saul's servants reported what David had said,
Amplified Bible
The servants of Saul told him what David said.
New American Standard Bible
Then Saul's servants reported to him, saying, "These are the words David spoke."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And then Sauls seruats brought him word againe, saying, Such wordes spake Dauid.
Contemporary English Version
The officials went back to Saul and told him exactly what David had said.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul's servants reported back to him how David had responded.
Darby Translation
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner did David speak.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul's officers told Saul what David said.
George Lamsa Translation
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, These are the words which David spoke.
Good News Translation
The officials told Saul what David had said,
Literal Translation
And Saul's servants spoke to him, saying, David has spoken according to these words.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Sauls seruauntes tolde him agayne, and sayde: Soch wordes hath Dauid spoken.
American Standard Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
Bible in Basic English
And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the seruauntes brought Saul word againe, saying: Of this maner spake Dauid.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the servants of Saul told him, saying: 'On this manner spoke David.'
King James Version (1611)
And the seruants of Saul tolde him, saying; On this manner spake Dauid.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words, which David spoke.
English Revised Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
Berean Standard Bible
And the servants told Saul what David had said.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the seruauntis telden to Saul, and seiden, Dauid spak siche wordis.
Young's Literal Translation
And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.'
Update Bible Version
And the slaves of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.
Webster's Bible Translation
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.
World English Bible
The servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.
New King James Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, "In this manner David spoke."
New Living Translation
When Saul's men reported this back to the king,
New Life Bible
Saul's servants told Saul what David had said.
New Revised Standard
The servants of Saul told him, "This is what David said."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So the servants of Saul told him, saying, - According to these words, spake David,
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.
Revised Standard Version
And the servants of Saul told him, "Thus and so did David speak."
THE MESSAGE
When the servants reported David's response to Saul, he told them to tell David this: "The king isn't expecting any money from you; only this: Go kill a hundred Philistines and bring evidence of your vengeance on the king's behalf. Avenge the king on his enemies." (Saul expected David to be killed in action.)
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke.

Contextual Overview

12And Saul was afraid of David, for Yahweh was with him but had turned away from Saul. 13Therefore Saul turned him away from his presence and appointed him as his commander of one thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14And David was prospering in all his ways, and Yahweh was with him. 15Then Saul saw that he was prospering greatly, so he dreaded him. 16But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them. 17Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife; only be a man of valor for me and fight Yahweh's battles." For Saul thought, "My hand shall not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him." 18But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?" 19So it happened at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. 20And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. So they told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes. 21And Saul said, "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."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

On this manner: Heb. According to these words, 1 Samuel 18:24

Cross-References

Genesis 18:13
And Yahweh said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh, saying, ‘Shall I indeed bear a son, when I am so old?'
Genesis 18:14
Is anything too difficult for Yahweh? At the appointed time I will return to you, at this time next year, and Sarah will have a son."
Genesis 18:32
Then he said, "Oh may the Lord not be angry, and I shall speak only this once; suppose ten are found there?" And He said, "I will not destroy it on account of the ten."
Isaiah 1:9
Unless Yahweh of hostsHad left us a few survivors,We would be like Sodom,We would be like Gomorrah.
Jeremiah 5:1
"Roam to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem,And see now and know,And seek in her open squares,If you can find a man,If there is one who does justice, who seeks faithfulness,Then I will pardon her.
Acts 27:24
saying, ‘Do not be afraid, Paul; you must stand before Caesar; and behold, God has granted you all those who are sailing with you.'

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the servants of Saul told him, saying, on this manner spake David. Such and such words were spoken by him, to this purpose; the sum and substance of them were expressive of his unworthiness to be a king's son-in-law, and of his inability to bring a dowry suitable to her quality.


 
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