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1 Samuel 18:26-29
New International Version
1 Samuel 18:26-29
New International Version
26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed, 27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal(A) in marriage.
28 When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal(B) loved David, 29 Saul became still more afraid(C) of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
1 Samuel 18:26-29
New King James Version
1 Samuel 18:26-29
New King James Version
26 So when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to become the king’s son-in-law. Now (A)the days had not expired; 27 therefore David arose and went, he and (B)his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. And (C)David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full count to the king, that he might become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as a wife.
28 Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him; 29 and Saul was still more afraid of David. So Saul became David’s enemy [a]continually.
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- 1 Samuel 18:29 all the days
1 Samuel 18:26-29
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 18:26-29
English Standard Version
26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. (A)Before the time had expired, 27 David arose and went, (B)along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. (C)And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife. 28 But when Saul saw and knew that (D)the Lord was with David, (E)and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him, 29 Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually.
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1 Samuel 18:26-29
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 18:26-29
New American Standard Bible
26 When his servants told David these words, [a]it pleased David to become the king’s son-in-law. So [b](A)before the time had expired, 27 David set out and went, (B)he and his men, and fatally struck two hundred men among the Philistines. Then (C)David brought their foreskins, and they presented all two hundred of them to the king, so that he might become the king’s son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal as a wife. 28 When Saul saw and realized that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him, 29 then Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David’s enemy continually.
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- 1 Samuel 18:26 Lit the thing was pleasing in the sight of
- 1 Samuel 18:26 Lit the days were not fulfilled, and
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