1 Samuel 18:17 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁷ And Sha’ul said to Dawiḏ

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ Saul said to David, My elder daughter Merab I will give you as wife; only serve me courageously and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul thought, Let not my hand, but the Philistines' hand, be upon him.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

Common English Bible

¹⁷ Saul said to David, “Look, here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage on this condition: you must be my warrior and fight the LORD’s battles.” I won’t raise my hand against him, Saul thought; let the Philistines do that!

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁷ And Saul said to David: "Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord." Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, "Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him."

1 Samuel 18:17 Cross References

2 Samuel 11:15

And he wrote in the letter, saying, “Set Uriyah in the front of the heaviest battle, and you shall turn away from him, and he shall be smitten and shall die.”

2 Samuel 12:9

‘Why have you despised the Word of יהוה  to do evil in His eyes? You have killed Uriyah the Ḥ

2 Samuel 6:16

And it came to be, when the ark of יהוה  came into the City of Dawiḏ

Psalm 12:2

They speak falsehood with each other; They speak with flattering lips, a double heart.

Psalm 55:21

His mouth was smoother than curds, Yet in his heart is fighting; His words were softer than oil, But they are drawn swords.

Proverbs 26:24

He who hates, pretends with his lips, And lays up deceit within him;

Proverbs 26:25

Though he speaks kindly, do not believe him, For there are seven abominations in his heart.

Proverbs 26:26

Hatred is covered by deceit. His evil is disclosed in the assembly.

Numbers 21:14

Therefore it is said in the Book of the Battles of יהוה, “Wahĕ

Numbers 32:20

And Mosheh said to them, “If you make this promise: if you arm yourselves before יהוה  for battle,

Numbers 32:27

but your servants are passing over, every armed one of the army, before יהוה, to battle, as my master says.”

Numbers 32:29

And Mosheh said to them, “If the children of Gaḏ

Deuteronomy 17:7

“The hand of the witnesses shall be first against him to put him to death, and the hand of all the people last. So you shall purge the evil from your midst.

1 Samuel 14:49

And the sons of Sha’ul were Yonathan and Yishwi and Malkishua. And the names of his two daughters were these: the name of the first-born Mĕ

1 Samuel 17:25

And the men of Yisra’ĕ

1 Samuel 17:36

“Your servant has smitten both lion and bear. And this uncircumcised Philistine shall be like one of them, seeing he has reproached the armies of the living Elohim.”

1 Samuel 17:47

and all this assembly know that יהוה  does not save with sword and spear, for the battle belongs to יהוה, and He shall give you into our hands.”

1 Samuel 18:21

And Sha’ul said, “Let me give her to him and let her be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines be against him.” So Sha’ul said to Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 18:25

And Sha’ul said, “Say to Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 18:27

and Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 25:28

“Please forgive the transgression of your female servant. For יהוה  is certainly making a steadfast house for my master, because my master fights the battles of יהוה, and evil is not found in you in all your days.

1 Samuel 30:26

And when Dawiḏ