And the servants of Sha’ul spoke those words in the hearing of Dawiḏ. And Dawiḏ said, “Does it seem to you a small matter to be a sovereign’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
1 Samuel 18:24 - The Scriptures 2009 And the servants of Sha’ul told him, saying, “Dawiḏ has spoken according to these words.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And the servants of Saul told him what David said. American Standard Version (1901) And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. Common English Bible Saul’s servants reported what David said, Catholic Public Domain Version And the servants reported to Saul, saying, "David has spoken words in this manner." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken. |
And the servants of Sha’ul spoke those words in the hearing of Dawiḏ. And Dawiḏ said, “Does it seem to you a small matter to be a sovereign’s son-in-law, seeing I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?”
And Sha’ul said, “Say to Dawiḏ, ‘The sovereign has no delight in any payment for the bride but one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to take vengeance on the sovereign’s enemies.’ ” But Sha’ul intended to have Dawiḏ fall by the hand of the Philistines.