1 Samuel 18:21
Then Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she can be a trap for him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David a second time, “You will be my son-in-law.”
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20But Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. They told Saul, and this pleased him.
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1 Samuel 18:17Then Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as a wife. Only be courageous for me and fight Yahweh's battles.” For Saul thought, “Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
1 Samuel 19:11Saul sent messengers to David's house to watch him that he might kill him in the morning. Michal, David's wife, told him, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
Psalms 38:12Those who seek my life lay snares for me. 1 They who seek my harm speak destructive words 1 and say deceitful words all day long. 1
Proverbs 26:26Though his hatred is covered with deception, 1 his wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. 1
Jeremiah 5:26For wicked men are found with my people. They watch as someone crouches to capture birds; 1 they set a trap and catch people. 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 →