1 Samuel 18:22

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Saul then ordered his servants, ‘Speak to David in private and tell him, “Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Therefore, you should become the king’s son-in-law.” ’

Cross References

Proverbs 29:12

If a ruler listens to lies, all his officials will be wicked.

1 Samuel 18:21

‘I’ll give her to him,’ Saul thought. ‘She’ll be a trap for him, and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.’  So Saul said to David a second time, ‘You can now be my son-in-law.’

1 Samuel 18:23

Saul’s servants reported these words directly to David, but he replied, ‘Is it trivial in your sight to become the king’s son-in-law? I am a poor commoner.’