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1 Samuel 18
Brenton's English Septuagint · Berean Standard Bible
And there came out women in dances to meet David out of all the cities of Israel, with timbrels, and with rejoicing, and with cymbals.
As the troops were returning home after David had killed the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel to meet King Saul with singing and dancing, with joyful songs, and with tambourines and other instruments (note: Possibly three-stringed instruments or cymbals or lutes or lyres).
And the women began [the strain], and said, Saul has smitten his thousands, and David his ten thousands.
And as the women danced, they sang out: “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.”
And it seemed evil in the eyes of Saul concerning this matter, and he said, To David they have given ten thousands, and to me they have given thousands.
And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
And Saul was alarmed on account of David.
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
And he removed him from him, and made him a captain of a thousand for himself; and he went out and came in before the people.
Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
And David was prudent in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
and he continued to prosper in all his ways, because the LORD was with him.
And Saul saw that he was very wise, and he was afraid of him.
When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
And all Israel and Juda loved David, because he came in and went out before the people.
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.
And Melchol the daughter of Saul loved David; and it was told Saul, and the thing was pleasing in his eyes.
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
And Saul said, I will give her to him, and she shall be a stumbling-block to him. Now the hand of the Philistines was against Saul.
“I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”
And Saul charged his servants, saying, Speak ye privately to David, saying, Behold, the king delights in thee, and all his servants love thee, and do thou become the king's son-in-law.
Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”
And the servants of Saul spoke these words in the ears of David; and David said, [Is it] a light thing in your eyes to become son-in-law to the king? whereas I [am] an humble man, and not honourable?
But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”
And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words, which David spoke.
And the servants told Saul what David had said.
And Saul said, Thus shall ye speak to David, The king wants no gift but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to avenge himself on the king's enemies. Now Saul thought to cast him into the hands of the Philistines.
Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
And the servants of Saul report these words to David, and David was well pleased to become the son-in-law to the king.
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
And David arose, and went, he and his men, and smote among the Philistines a hundred men: and he brought their foreskins, and he becomes the king's son-in-law, and [Saul] gives him Melchol his daughter to wife.
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.
And Saul saw that the Lord [was] with David, and [that] all Israel loved him.
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
And he was yet more afraid of David.
he grew even more afraid of David. So from then on Saul was David’s enemy.