1 Samuel 18:28

28 When Saul knew for certain that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,

1 Samuel 18:28 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:28

And Saul saw and knew that the Lord [was] with David
This he perceived by the favour he gave him among men, by overruling all the steps Saul took to do him hurt, for his good, and in giving him success in all that he engaged in; the Targum is,

``that the Word of the Lord was for the help of David:''

and [that] Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him;
and therefore could entertain no hope of making use of her as an instrument of his ruin, but, on the contrary, would, out of her great affection to her husband, betray the designs of her father against him, and do all she could to preserve him.

1 Samuel 18:28 In-Context

26 When the servants reported this to David, he was happy to become the king's son-in-law. Even before the allotted time had expired,

27 David got up and went with his soldiers and killed one hundred Philistines. David brought their foreskins and counted them out for the king so he could become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to him in marriage.

28 When Saul knew for certain that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,

29 then Saul was even more afraid of David. Saul was David's enemy for the rest of his life.

30 And whenever the Philistine commanders came out for battle, David would have more success than the rest of Saul's officers, so his fame spread widely.