1 Samuel 18:25

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Saul told them, “Say this to David, ‘David, the king doesn’t want you to pay money for his daughter. He wants to get even with his enemy, so the price for marrying his daughter is 100 Philistine foreskins.’” That was Saul’s secret plan. He thought the Philistines would kill David.

Cross References

1 Samuel 18:17

One day Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter, Merab. I will let you marry her. Then you will be like a son to me and you will be a real soldier. Then you will go and fight the Lord’s battles.” Saul was really thinking, “Now I won’t have to kill David. I will let the Philistines kill him for me.”

1 Samuel 14:24

But Saul made a big mistake that day. He made this oath: “If any man eats food before evening comes, before I finish defeating my enemies, he will be under a curse.” He made the soldiers promise not to eat. So none of them ate anything.

Genesis 34:12

I will give you any gift you want if you will only allow me to marry Dinah. I will give you anything you ask, but let me marry her.”

1 Samuel 17:36

I killed both a lion and a bear like that! And I will kill that foreigner, Goliath, just like them. Goliath will die because he made fun of the army of the living God.

1 Samuel 17:26

David asked the men standing near him, “What did he say? What is the reward for killing this Philistine and taking away this shame from Israel? Who is this Goliath anyway? He is only some foreigner, nothing but a Philistine. Why does he think he can speak against the army of the living God?”

Joshua 5:3

So Joshua made knives from flint rocks and circumcised the men of Israel at Gibeath Haaraloth.

Genesis 29:18

Jacob loved Rachel, so he said to Laban, “I will work seven years for you if you will allow me to marry your daughter Rachel.”

1 Samuel 18:24

Saul’s officers told Saul what David said.

2 Samuel 3:14

David sent messengers to Saul’s son Ish Bosheth. David said, “Give me my wife Michal. She was promised to me. I killed 100 Philistines to get her.”

1 Samuel 19:1

Saul told his son Jonathan and his officers to kill David. But Jonathan liked David very much,