1 Samuel 18:21

And Sha'ul said, I will give him her, that she may be a mokesh to him, and that the yad Pelishtim may be against him. Wherefore Sha'ul said to Dovid, Thou shalt this day become Choson to me by one of my two.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

20And Michal Bat Sha'ul loved Dovid; and they told Sha'ul, and the thing was yashar in + 18:20 Sha'ulʼs eyes.

22And Sha'ul commanded his avadim, saying, Commune with Dovid privately, and say, Hinei, HaMelech hath chafetz (delight) in thee, and all his avadim love thee; now therefore be Choson to HaMelech.

Read all of 1 Samuel 18

Cross References

1 Samuel 18:17And Sha'ul said to Dovid, Hinei bitti hagedolah Merav, her will I give thee as isha; only be thou ben chayil (valiant) for me, and fight Hashemʼs milchamot. For Sha'ul said, Let not mine yad be upon him, but let the yad Pelishtim be upon him.

1 Samuel 19:11Sha'ul also sent malachim unto Bais Dovid, to put him under surveillance, and to slay him in the boker; and Michal his isha warned Dovid, saying, If thou not escape with thy nefesh halailah (tonight), makhar (tomorrow) thou shalt be slain.

Psalms 38:12My loved ones and my re'a 1 stand aloof from my nega; + 38:12 See Isa 53:8 on Moshiachʼs nega 1 and my neighbors stand afar off. 1

Proverbs 26:26Whose hatred is covered by guile, 1 yet his wickedness shall be exposed before the whole kahal. 1

Jeremiah 5:26For among Ami are found resha'im; 1 they lay wait, as he that setteth snares; 1 they set a mashkhit (trap), they catch anashim. 1

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Samuel 18:21