1 Samuel 18:26

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past.

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  • 1 Sam 18:21 : 21 And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.

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  • 1 Sam 18:27-30
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    86%

    27So David and his men got up and went, and put to death two hundred of the Philistines; and David took their private parts and gave the full number of them to the king, so that he might be the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for his wife.

    28And it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.

    29And Saul's fear of David became all the greater, and he went on hating him, day by day.

    30Then the rulers of the Philistines went out to war: and whenever they went out, David did more wisely than all the other servants of Saul, so that his name became greatly honoured.

  • 1 Sam 18:16-25
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    85%

    16But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

    17And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

    18And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?

    19But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.

    20And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.

    21And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.

    22And Saul gave his servants orders saying, Have talk with David secretly and say to him, See how the king has delight in you, and how you are loved by all his servants: then be the king's son-in-law.

    23And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?

    24And the servants of Saul gave him an account of what David had said.

    25And Saul said, Then say to David, The king has no desire for any bride-price, but only for the private parts of a hundred Philistines so that the king may get the better of his haters. But it was in Saul's mind that David might come to his end by the hands of the Philistines.

  • 2 Sam 3:13-14
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    77%

    13And he said, It is well; I will make an agreement with you, but on one condition, which is, that when you come before me, Saul's daughter Michal is to come with you; till she comes you will not see my face.

    14And David sent men to Saul's son Ish-bosheth, saying, Give me back Michal, my wife, whom I made mine for the price of the private parts of a hundred Philistines.

  • 1 Sam 22:14
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    14Then Ahimelech answering said to the king, Who among all your servants is so true to you as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is a captain of your armed men, and has a place of honour in your house?

  • 1 Sam 25:39-40
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    39And David, hearing that Nabal was dead, said, May the Lord be praised, who has taken up my cause against Nabal for the shame which he put on me, and has kept back his servant from evil, and has sent on Nabal's head the reward of his evil-doing. And David sent word to Abigail, desiring to take her as his wife.

    40And when David's servants came to Carmel, to Abigail, they said to her, David has sent us to you to take you to him as his wife.

  • 2 Sam 11:27
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    27And when the days of weeping were past, David sent for her, and took her into his house, and she became his wife and gave him a son. But the Lord was not pleased with the thing David had done.

  • 1 Sam 25:43-44
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    72%

    43And David had taken Ahinoam of Jezreel, to be his wife; these two were his wives.

    44Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish of Gallim.

  • 2 Sam 6:20-21
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    20Then David came back to give a blessing to his family. And Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to him and said, How full of glory was the king of Israel today, who let himself be seen uncovered by his servant-girls like a foolish person uncovering himself without shame!

    21And David said to Michal, I was dancing before the Lord, who put me over your father and all his sons, to make me a ruler over the people of the Lord, over his people Israel: and I will go on playing before the Lord;

  • 1 Sam 17:25
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    25And the men of Israel said, Have you seen this man? Clearly he has come out to put shame on Israel: and it is certain that if any man overcomes him, the king will give that man great wealth, and will give him his daughter, and make his father's family free in Israel.

  • 1 Sam 18:5-6
    2 verses
    71%

    5And David went wherever Saul sent him, and did wisely: and Saul put him at the head of his men of war, and this was pleasing to all the people as well as to Saul's servants.

    6Now on their way, when David came back after the destruction of the Philistine, the women came out of all the towns of Israel, with songs and dances, meeting David with melody and joy and instruments of music.

  • 1 Sam 26:25
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    25Then Saul said to David, May a blessing be on you, David, my son; you will do great things and without doubt you will overcome. Then David went on his way, and Saul went back to his place.

  • 1 Sam 24:22
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    22So give me your oath by the Lord, that you will not put an end to my seed after me or let my name be cut off from my father's family.

  • 1 Chr 14:3
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    3And while he was living in Jerusalem, David took more wives and became the father of more sons and daughters.

  • 1 Sam 17:31
    69%

    31And, hearing what David said, they gave Saul word of it: and he sent for him.

  • 1 Sam 25:35
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    35Then David took from her hands her offering: and he said to her, Go back to your house in peace; see, I have given ear to your voice, and taken your offering with respect.

  • 1 Sam 17:56-58
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    69%

    56And the king said, Make search and see whose son this young man is.

    57And when David was coming back after the destruction of the Philistine, Abner took him to Saul, with the head of the Philistine in his hand.

    58And Saul said to him, Young man, whose son are you? And David in answer said, I am the son of your servant Jesse of Beth-lehem.

  • 1 Sam 24:4
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    4And on the way he came to a place where sheep were kept, where there was a hollow in the rock; and Saul went in for a private purpose. Now David and his men were in the deepest part of the hollow.

  • 1 Sam 19:11
    69%

    11Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.

  • 1 Sam 29:3
    69%

    3Then the rulers of the Philistines said, What are these Hebrews doing here? And Achish said to the rulers of the Philistines, Is this not David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me for a year or two, and I have never seen any wrong in him from the time when he came to me till now?

  • 1 Sam 16:21-22
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    21And David came to Saul, waiting before him: and he became very dear to Saul, who made him his servant, giving him the care of his arms.

    22And Saul sent to Jesse saying, Let David be with me, for he is pleasing to me.

  • 2 Sam 5:12-13
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    12And David saw that the Lord had made his position safe as king over Israel, and that he had made his kingdom great because of his people Israel.

    13And David took more women and wives in Jerusalem, after he had come from Hebron: and he had more sons and daughters.

  • 2 Sam 3:36
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    36And all the people took note of it and were pleased: like everything the king did, it was pleasing to the people.

  • 2 Sam 1:1
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    1Now after the death of Saul, when David, having come back from the destruction of the Amalekites, had been in Ziklag for two days;

  • 1 Sam 18:1
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    1Now after David's talk with Saul was ended, the soul of Jonathan was joined with the soul of David, and David became as dear to him as his very life.

  • 1 Sam 25:9
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    9And when David's young men came, they said all this to Nabal, in David's name, and said nothing more.

  • 2 Sam 12:24
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    24And David gave comfort to his wife Bath-sheba, and he went in to her and had connection with her: and she had a son to whom she gave the name Solomon. And he was dear to the Lord.

  • 1 Sam 24:16
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    16So let the Lord be judge, and give a decision between me and you, and see and give support to my cause, and keep me from falling into your hands.

  • 1 Sam 25:30
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    30And when the Lord has done for my lord all those good things which he has said he will do for you, and has made you a ruler over Israel;

  • 2 Sam 6:23
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    23And Michal, Saul's daughter, had no child till the day of her death.