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1 Samuel 18:28

As 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 Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Armies;   David;   Jealousy;   Malice;   Michal;   Philistines;   Prudence;   Thompson Chain Reference - Saul, King of Israel;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Marriage;  

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Samuel, Books of;   Saul;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Marriage;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,
Hebrew Names Version
Sha'ul saw and knew that the LORD was with David; and Mikhal, Sha'ul's daughter, loved him.
King James Version
And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
Lexham English Bible
When Saul realized that Yahweh was with David and his own daughter Michal loved him,
English Standard Version
But when Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
New Century Version
Saul saw that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David.
New English Translation
When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
Amplified Bible
When Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, his daughter, loved him,
New American Standard Bible
When Saul saw and realized that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Saul sawe, and vnderstoode that the Lord was with Dauid, & that Michal the daughter of Saul loued him.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
Contemporary English Version
Saul knew that she loved David, and he also realized that the Lord was helping David.
Complete Jewish Bible
Sha'ul saw and understood that Adonai was with David and that Mikhal Sha'ul's daughter loved him.
Darby Translation
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
Easy-to-Read Version
He saw that the Lord was with David and he also saw that his daughter, Michal, loved David.
George Lamsa Translation
land Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David and that Malchel Sauls daughter loved David exceedingly.
Good News Translation
Saul realized clearly that the Lord was with David and also that his daughter Michal loved him.
Literal Translation
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David, and that Saul's daughter Michal loved him.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Saul sawe and perceaued, that the LORDE was wt Dauid. And Michol Sauls doughter loued him.
American Standard Version
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
Bible in Basic English
And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Saul saw and vnderstoode how that the Lorde was with Dauid, and that Michol his daughter loued him:
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
King James Version (1611)
And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with Dauid, and that Michal Sauls daughter loued him.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul saw that the Lord was with David, and that all Israel loved him.
English Revised Version
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David; and Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
Berean Standard Bible
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Saul siy, and vndirstood, that the Lord was with Dauid.
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah [is] with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,
Update Bible Version
And Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD [was] with David, and [that] Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
World English Bible
Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.
New King James Version
Thus Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him;
New Living Translation
When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him,
New Life Bible
When Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,
New Revised Standard
But when Saul realized that the Lord was with David, and that Saul's daughter Michal loved him,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Saul saw and knew that, Yahweh, was with David, and that, all Israel, loved him.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol, the daughter of Saul, loved him.
Revised Standard Version
But when Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that all Israel loved him,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,

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
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Samuel 24:20, 1 Samuel 26:25, Genesis 30:27, Genesis 37:8-11, Genesis 39:3, Revelation 3:9

Reciprocal: Genesis 39:2 - the Lord Deuteronomy 28:10 - and they shall 1 Samuel 18:20 - loved David 1 Chronicles 15:29 - Michal 1 Chronicles 17:8 - I have been 2 Chronicles 15:9 - they saw

Cross-References

Genesis 18:3
He said, "Master, if it please you, stop for a while with your servant. I'll get some water so you can wash your feet. Rest under this tree. I'll get some food to refresh you on your way, since your travels have brought you across my path." They said, "Certainly. Go ahead."
Genesis 18:17
Then God said, "Shall I keep back from Abraham what I'm about to do? Abraham is going to become a large and strong nation; all the nations of the world are going to find themselves blessed through him. Yes, I've settled on him as the one to train his children and future family to observe God 's way of life, live kindly and generously and fairly, so that God can complete in Abraham what he promised him."
Genesis 18:26
God said, "If I find fifty decent people in the city of Sodom, I'll spare the place just for them."
Genesis 18:29
Abraham spoke up again, "What if you only find forty?" "Neither will I destroy it if for forty."
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."
Genesis 18:33
When God finished talking with Abraham, he left. And Abraham went home.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul saw and knew that the Lord [was] with David,.... This he perceived by the favour he gave him among men, by overruling all the steps Saul took to do him hurt, for his good, and in giving him success in all that he engaged in; the Targum is,

"that the Word of the Lord was for the help of David:''

and [that] Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him; and therefore could entertain no hope of making use of her as an instrument of his ruin, but, on the contrary, would, out of her great affection to her husband, betray the designs of her father against him, and do all she could to preserve him.


 
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