1 Samuel 18:18 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?”
1 Samuel 18:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 18:18 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 18:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?””
1 Samuel 18:18 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 18:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king? ”
1 Samuel 18:18 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 18:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And David saith unto Saul, `Who <FI>am<Fi> I? and what my life--the family of my father in Israel--that I am son-in-law to the king?'”
1 Samuel 18:18 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 18:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, [or] my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king? ”
1 Samuel 18:18 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 18:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Dauid answered Saul, What am I? and what is my life, or the family of my father in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the King?”
1 Samuel 18:18 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 18:18 in Context — 1 Samuel 18
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
What Does 1 Samuel 18:18 Mean?
1 Samuel 18:18 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 18. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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