1 Samuel 18:21

Tree of Life Version

Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she may become a snare to him—and the hand of the Philistines will be against him.” So Saul said to David, “You can still become my son-in-law, even today, with the second one.”

Cross References

Psalm 38:12

My friends and my companions stay away from my wound, and my kinsmen stand far off.

Exodus 10:7

Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long will this man be a snare to us? Send the men, so they may serve Adonai their God. Don’t you realize yet that Egypt is being destroyed?”

Proverbs 29:5

A man who flatters his neighbor spreads a net for his feet.

Jeremiah 5:26

For among My people are wicked men, watching like bait-layers lying in wait. They set a trap—they catch men.

Jeremiah 9:8

For such things shall I not punish them?” It is a declaration of Adonai. “Should I not avenge Myself on such a nation as this?”

1 Samuel 18:17

Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab—I give her to you as a wife. Only continue to be my son of valor and fight Adonai’s battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand needn’t be against him—let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

1 Samuel 18:22

Then Saul commanded his courtiers, “Speak with David privately and say, ‘Behold, the king delights in you and all his courtiers love you. So now, become the king’s son-in-law!’”

1 Samuel 18:26

When his courtiers told David these words, the word seemed right in David’s eyes to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the days were fulfilled,