1 Samuel 18:21-26

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

²²Then Saul ordered his servants, “Speak to David privately and tell him, ‘Behold, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore, become his son-in-law.’”

²³But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.”

²⁴And the servants told Saul what David had said.

²⁵Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.

²⁶When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,

— 1 Samuel 18:21-26

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Cross References for 1 Samuel 18:21-26

• 1 Samuel 18:17
• Genesis 34:12
• 1 Samuel 14:24
• 1 Samuel 19:11-12
• Jeremiah 9:8
• Exodus 10:7
• 1 Samuel 18:26
• Proverbs 29:5
• 1 John 3:1
• Exodus 22:16-17

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