1 Samuel 18:21 - Modern English Version

²¹ Saul said, “I will give her to him that she may be a snare to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David, “For a second time, you may be my son-in-law today.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²¹ And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²¹ Saul thought, I will give her to him that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David a second time, You shall now be my son-in-law.

American Standard Version (1901)

²¹ And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son-in-law a second time.

Common English Bible

²¹ I’ll give her to him, Saul thought; she’ll cause him problems, and the Philistines will be against him. So Saul said to David a second time, “Become my son-in-law now.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

²¹ And Saul said, "I will give her to him, so that she may be a stumbling block to him, and so that the hand of the Philistines may be upon him." And Saul said to David, "In two things, you shall be my son-in-law today."

1 Samuel 18:21 Tagairtí Cros

Psalm 38:12

Those who seek my life lay their snares; those who seek my harm speak of destruction, and plan treachery all day long.

Exodus 10:7

Then Pharaoh’s servants said to him, “How long shall this man be a snare to us? Let the men go, so that they may serve the Lord their God. Do you not yet know that Egypt is destroyed?”

Proverbs 29:5

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

Jeremiah 5:26

For among My people are found wicked men. They lie in wait, as he who sets snares; they set a trap, they catch men.

Jeremiah 9:8

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit. One speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait.

1 Samuel 18:17

Saul said to David, “Behold my elder daughter Merab, I will give her to you as your wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul said, “Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

1 Samuel 18:22

Saul commanded his servants, saying, “Speak to David in secret saying, ‘Behold, the king delights in you and all his servants love you. Now therefore become the king’s son-in-law.’ ”

1 Samuel 18:26

When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Now the days had not expired;