1 Samuel 18:18

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

1 Samuel 18:18

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

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KJV

King James Version

And David said unto Saul, Who [am] I? and what [is] my life, [or] my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

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WEB

World English Bible

David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

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ASV

American Standard Version

And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, [or] my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Samuel 18

¹⁶ But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he was leading them out to battle and back.

¹⁷ Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “I need not raise my hand against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

¹⁸ And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

¹⁹ So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.

²⁰ Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.

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