1 Samuel 18:18

Easy To Read Version

But David said, “I am not from an important family! And I am not an important man! I can’t marry the king’s daughter.”

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:18

Then King David went in and sat in front of the Lord. David said, “Lord, my Master, why am I so important to you? Why is my family important? Why have you made me so important?

1 Kings 4:15

Ahimaaz was governor of Naphtali. He was married to Basemath the daughter of Solomon.

Exodus 3:11

But Moses said to God, “I am not a great man! How can I be the person to go to Pharaoh and lead the people of Israel out of Egypt?”

Proverbs 18:12

A proud person will soon be ruined. But an humble person will be honored.

Jeremiah 1:6

Then Jeremiah said, “But Lord All-Powerful, I don’t know how to speak. I am only a boy.”

Ruth 2:10

Then Ruth bowed very low to the ground. She said to Boaz, “I am surprised you even noticed me! I am a stranger, {but you have been very kind to me}.”

1 Samuel 18:23

Saul’s officers said those things to David. But David answered, “Do you think it is easy to become the king’s son-in-law? {I don’t have the money to pay for the king’s daughter!} I am just a poor, ordinary guy.”

1 Samuel 9:21

Saul answered, “But I am a member of the family group of Benjamin. It is the smallest family group in Israel. And my family is the smallest in the family group of Benjamin. Why do you say Israel wants me?”