1 Samuel 18:21

He thought, “I will let Michal marry him, in order that she may trap him, and the Philistines will be able to kill him.” So he said to David, “You can marry Michal,” and by saying that, he indicated for the second time that David would become his son-in-law.

Translation for Translators

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

20But Saul’s other daughter, Michal, fell in love with David. When they told Saul about that, he was pleased.

22Saul told his servants, “Talk to David privately, and say to him, ‘Listen, the king is pleased with you, and all of us his servants love you. So now we think that you should marry Michal and become the king’s son-in-law.’”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:17One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter, Merab, to be your wife. I will do that if you serve me bravely by fighting battles for Yahweh against the Philistines”. He said that because he thought, “I will not try to get rid of David by myself. I will allow the Philistines to do that.”

1 Samuel 19:11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house. He told them to watch the house and to kill David while he was leaving the house the following morning. But David’s wife Michal saw them and warned him, “To survive, you must run away tonight, because if you do not do that, you will be killed tomorrow!”

Psalms 38:12And those who want to kill me set traps to catch me; those who want to harm me discuss ways to get rid of me; they plot against me all day.

Proverbs 26:26They try to deceive people to cause them to think that they do not hate that person, but in a public meeting, the people will find out the evil things that they have done.

Jeremiah 5:26Among my people are wicked people who hide along the roads to ambush/attack people like [SIM] men who hunt birds ◄put out nets/set traps► to catch them.

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 →

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