1 Samuel 18:24
New International Version
When Saul’s servants told him what David had said,

New Living Translation
When Saul’s men reported this back to the king,

English Standard Version
And the servants of Saul told him, “Thus and so did David speak.”

Berean Standard Bible
And the servants told Saul what David had said.

King James Bible
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

New King James Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, “In this manner David spoke.”

New American Standard Bible
Then Saul’s servants reported to him, saying, “These are the words David spoke.”

NASB 1995
The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke.

NASB 1977
And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the servants of Saul told to him according to these words which David spoke.

Amplified Bible
The servants of Saul told him what David said.

Christian Standard Bible
The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.”

American Standard Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

Contemporary English Version
The officials went back to Saul and told him exactly what David had said.

English Revised Version
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the officers told Saul what David had said,

Good News Translation
The officials told Saul what David had said,

International Standard Version
Saul's officials reported to him: "This is what David said."

Majority Standard Bible
And the servants told Saul what David had said.

NET Bible
When Saul's servants reported what David had said,

New Heart English Bible
The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.

World English Bible
The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And the servants of Saul declare [it] to him, saying, “David has spoken according to these words.”

Young's Literal Translation
And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, 'According to these words hath David spoken.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And Saul's servants will announce to him, saying, According to these words spake David.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the servants reported to Saul, saying, “David has spoken words in this manner.”

New American Bible
When his servants reported David’s answer to him,

New Revised Standard Version
The servants of Saul told him, “This is what David said.”
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And the servants of Saul told him, saying, These are the words which David spoke.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And his Servants told Shaul, and they told him these words that David said
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And the servants of Saul told him, saying: 'On this manner spoke David.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words, which David spoke.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
David Marries Michal
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.…

Cross References
1 Samuel 17:25
Now the men of Israel had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out to defy Israel? To the man who kills him the king will give great riches. And he will give him his daughter in marriage and exempt his father’s house from taxation in Israel.”

1 Samuel 18:20-21
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him. / “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.”

1 Samuel 18:26-27
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived, / David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to David in marriage.

1 Samuel 19:11-17
Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” / So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. / Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. ...

1 Samuel 25:44
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

2 Samuel 3:14
Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”

2 Samuel 6:16
As the ark of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David leaping and dancing before the LORD, and she despised him in her heart.

2 Samuel 6:20-23
When David returned home to bless his own household, Saul’s daughter Michal came out to meet him. “How the king of Israel has distinguished himself today!” she said. “He has uncovered himself today in the sight of the maidservants of his subjects, like a vulgar person would do.” / But David said to Michal, “I was dancing before the LORD, who chose me over your father and all his house when He appointed me ruler over the LORD’s people Israel. I will celebrate before the LORD, / and I will humiliate and humble myself even more than this. Yet I will be honored by the maidservants of whom you have spoken.” ...

2 Samuel 21:8
But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite.

1 Kings 11:1-3
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.

1 Chronicles 15:29
As the ark of the covenant of the LORD was entering the City of David, Saul’s daughter Michal looked down from a window and saw King David dancing and celebrating, and she despised him in her heart.

Psalm 45:10-11
Listen, O daughter! Consider and incline your ear: Forget your people and your father’s house, / and the king will desire your beauty; bow to him, for he is your lord.

Matthew 22:2-4
“The kingdom of heaven is like a king who prepared a wedding banquet for his son. / He sent his servants to call those he had invited to the banquet, but they refused to come. / Again, he sent other servants and said, ‘Tell those who have been invited that I have prepared my dinner. My oxen and fattened cattle have been killed, and everything is ready. Come to the wedding banquet.’

Matthew 22:11-13
But when the king came in to see the guests, he spotted a man who was not dressed in wedding clothes. / ‘Friend,’ he asked, ‘how did you get in here without wedding clothes?’ But the man was speechless. / Then the king told the servants, ‘Tie him hand and foot, and throw him into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’

Luke 14:16-24
But Jesus replied, “A certain man prepared a great banquet and invited many guests. / When it was time for the banquet, he sent his servant to tell those who had been invited, ‘Come, for everything is now ready.’ / But one after another they all began to make excuses. The first one said, ‘I have bought a field, and I need to go see it. Please excuse me.’ ...


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1 Samuel 18
1. Jonathan befriends David
5. Saul envies his praise
10. seeks to kill him in his fury
12. fears him for his good success
17. offers him his daughters for snare
23. David persuaded to be the king's son-in-law,
25. gives two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal's dowry
28. Saul's hatred and David's glory increase














And the servants of Saul
The phrase "servants of Saul" refers to the officials or attendants who served King Saul. In the Hebrew context, the word for "servants" is "עֲבָדִים" (avadim), which can also mean "slaves" or "workers." These individuals were part of Saul's court and played a crucial role in the administration of his kingdom. Historically, the role of royal servants was significant, as they were often the intermediaries between the king and the people. Their loyalty and actions could greatly influence the king's decisions, as seen in this passage.

told him
The act of telling or reporting is significant in the biblical narrative. The Hebrew word used here is "וַיַּגִּדוּ" (vayaggidu), which means to declare or make known. This implies a formal communication, suggesting that the servants were conveying important information to Saul. In the context of ancient Israel, communication within the royal court was a structured process, and the accuracy of the message was crucial for the king's decision-making.

saying
The word "saying" introduces direct speech, indicating that what follows is a verbatim account of David's words. In Hebrew, this is often represented by the word "לֵאמֹר" (le'mor), which serves as a quotation marker. This highlights the importance of the message being conveyed and sets the stage for the reader to pay close attention to the content of the speech.

This is what David said
David, the future king of Israel, is central to this narrative. The phrase emphasizes the importance of David's words and actions. In the Hebrew text, the phrase is "כָּכָה אָמַר דָּוִד" (kakhah amar David), which translates to "thus said David." This construction underscores the authority and significance of David's statement. Historically, David's rise to prominence was marked by his wisdom and favor with God, which often put him at odds with Saul. The servants' report to Saul about David's words is a pivotal moment, reflecting the growing tension between Saul and David, and foreshadowing the eventual transfer of kingship. This passage invites readers to consider the providence of God in David's life and the unfolding of His divine plan for Israel.

Verses 24, 25. - David's answer exactly fell in with Saul's purposes, and he forthwith asked as a dowry proof of David having slain a hundred Philistines. As this slaughter would have to be effected not in regular warfare, but in a sort of private raid, there would be every likelihood of David being overpowered by a rapid gathering of the Philistines and slain in attempting it. It marks the unscrupulous character of ancient warfare that the lives of enemies should thus be taken, without any public provocation, for private purposes (comp. Judges 14:19).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
And the servants
עַבְדֵ֥י (‘aḇ·ḏê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5650: Slave, servant

told
וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ (way·yag·gi·ḏū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

Saul
שָׁא֛וּל (šā·’ūl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites

what
הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh)
Article | Pronoun - common plural
Strong's 428: These, those

David
דָּוִֽד׃ (dā·wiḏ)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse

had said.
דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue


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