1 Samuel 18:21

New American Bible - revised edition

He thought, “I will offer her to him as a trap, so that the hand of the Philistines may strike him.” So for the second time Saul said to David, “You shall become my son-in-law today.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 18:17

Saul said to David, “Look, I will give you my older daughter, Merob, in marriage if you become my warrior and fight the battles of the Lord.” Saul thought, “I will not lay a hand on him. Let the hand of the Philistines strike him.”

Jeremiah 9:8

Should I not punish them for these deeds—oracle of the Lord; on a nation such as this should I not take vengeance?

1 Samuel 18:26

When the servants reported this offer to David, he was pleased with the prospect of becoming the king’s son-in-law. Before the year was up,

Exodus 10:7

But Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will he be a snare for us? Let the people go to serve the Lord, their God. Do you not yet realize that Egypt is being destroyed?”

Jeremiah 5:26

For criminals lurk among my people; like fowlers they set traps, but it is human beings they catch.

Proverbs 29:5

Those who speak flattery to their neighbor cast a net at their feet.

Psalm 38:12

Friends and companions shun my disease; my neighbors stand far off.

1 Samuel 18:22

Saul then ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and say: The king favors you, and all his officers love you. You should become son-in-law to the king.”