1 Samuel 18:18

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But David said, “I am not an important man from an important family. 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 GOD, why am I so important to you? Why is my family important? Why have you made me so important?

1 Samuel 18:23

Saul’s officers said these things to David, but David answered, “Do you think it is easy to become the king’s son-in-law? I am just a poor, ordinary man.”

1 Samuel 9:21

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

Ruth 2:10

Then Ruth bowed very low to the ground. She said to Boaz, “I am a foreigner, so I am surprised you even noticed me.”

Exodus 3:11

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

Jeremiah 1:6

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

Proverbs 18:12

A proud person will soon be ruined, but a humble person will be honored.

Proverbs 15:33

Wisdom teaches you to respect the Lord. You must be humbled before you can be honored.

1 Kings 4:15

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