1 Samuel 18:24

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.)

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.

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

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."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke.

Contextual Overview

¹²Now Saul feared David. It was clear that God was with David and had left Saul. So, Saul got David out of his sight by making him an officer in the army. David was in combat frequently. Everything David did turned out well. Yes, God was with him. As Saul saw David becoming more successful, he himself grew more fearful. He could see the handwriting on the wall. But everyone else in Israel and Judah loved David. They loved watching him in action. ¹⁷ One day Saul said to David, "Here is Merab, my eldest daughter. I want to give her to you as your wife. Be brave and bold for my sake. Fight God 's battles!" But all the time Saul was thinking, "The Philistines will kill him for me. I won't have to lift a hand against him." ¹⁸ David, embarrassed, answered, "Do you really mean that? I'm from a family of nobodies! I can't be son-in-law to the king." ¹⁹ The wedding day was set, but as the time neared for Merab and David to be married, Saul reneged and married his daughter off to Adriel the Meholathite. ²⁰Meanwhile, Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David. When Saul was told of this, he rubbed his hands in anticipation. "Ah, a second chance. I'll use Michal as bait to get David out where the Philistines will make short work of him." So again he said to David, "You're going to be my son-in-law." ²² Saul ordered his servants, "Get David off by himself and tell him, ‘The king is very taken with you, and everyone at court loves you. Go ahead, become the king's son-in-law!'" ²³ The king's servants told all this to David, but David held back. "What are you thinking of? I can't do that. I'm a nobody; I have nothing to offer." ²⁴When 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.) ²⁶On receiving this message, David was pleased. There was something he could do for the king that would qualify him to be his son-in-law! He lost no time but went right out, he and his men, killed the hundred Philistines, brought their evidence back in a sack, and counted it out before the king—mission completed! Saul gave Michal his daughter to David in marriage. ²⁸As Saul more and more realized that God was with David, and how much his own daughter, Michal, loved him, his fear of David increased and settled into hate. Saul hated David.

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

Cross-References

Genesis 18:13
God said to Abraham, "Why did Sarah laugh saying, ‘Me? Have a baby? An old woman like me?' Is anything too hard for God ? I'll be back about this time next year and Sarah will have a baby."

Genesis 18:32
He wouldn't quit, "Don't get angry, Master—this is the last time. What if you only come up with ten?" "For the sake of only ten, I won't destroy the city."

Jeremiah 5:1
"Patrol Jerusalem's streets. Look around. Take note. Search the market squares. See if you can find one man, one woman, A single soul who does what is right and tries to live a true life. I want to forgive that person." God 's Decree. "But if all they do is say, ‘As sure as God lives...' they're nothing but a bunch of liars."

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.