Then Saulcommandedhis servants,"Speakto Davidsecretly,saying,'Behold,the kingdelightsin you, and allhis servantsloveyou; nowtherefore, becomethe king'sson-in-law.'"
His speechwas smootherthanbutter,But his heartwas war;His wordswere softerthanoil,Yet they were drawnswords.
If a rulerpaysattentionto falsehood,Allhis ministers[become] wicked.
Saulthought,"I will giveher to him that she may becomea snareto him, and that the handof the Philistinesmay be against him." Therefore Saulsaidto David,"For a secondtimeyou may be my son-in-lawtoday."
So Saul'sservantsspokethesewordsto David.But Davidsaid,"Is it trivialin your sightto becomethe king'sson-in-law,since I ama poormanand lightlyesteemed?"
