1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said: I will give her to him, that she may be a stumblingblock to him, and that the band of the Philistines may be upon him. And Saul said to David: In two things thou shalt be my son in law this day.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
20But Michol the other daughter of Saul loved David. And it was told Saul, and it pleased him.
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:17And Saul said to David: Behold my elder daughter Merob, her will I give thee to wife: only be a valiant man, and fight the battles of the Lord. Now Saul said within himself: Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him.
1 Samuel 19:11Saul therefore sent his guards to David's house to watch him, that he might be killed in the morning. And when Michol David's wife had told him this, saying: Unless thou save thyself this night, to morrow thou wilt die,
Psalms 38:12My friends and my neighbours have drawn near, and stood against me. And they that were near me stood afar off :
Proverbs 26:26He that covereth hatred deceitfully, his malice shall be laid open in the public assembly.
Jeremiah 5:26For among my people are found wicked men, that lie in wait as fowlers, setting snares and traps to catch men.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:13-30
David Marries Saul's Daughter; Saul's Jealousy of David. ( b. c. 1059.) 12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul. 13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people. 14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the Lord was with him. 15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out… Read the whole commentary →