1 Samuel 18:21 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.”
1 Samuel 18:21 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 18:21 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 18:21 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.””
1 Samuel 18:21 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 18:21 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time. ”
1 Samuel 18:21 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 18:21 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, `By the second--thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'”
1 Samuel 18:21 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 18:21 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time. ”
1 Samuel 18:21 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 18:21 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore Saul said, I wil giue him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistims may bee against him. Wherefore Saul sayde to Dauid, Thou shalt this day be my sonne in law in the one of the twayne.”
1 Samuel 18:21 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 18:21 in Context — 1 Samuel 18
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.
21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.
23 And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
What Does 1 Samuel 18:21 Mean?
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