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1 Samuel 18:28

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28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
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1 Samuel 18:28 in Other Translations

KJV
28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
ESV
28 But when Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,
NLT
28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him,
MSG
28 As Saul more and more realized that God was with David, and how much his own daughter, Michal, loved him, his fear of David increased and settled into hate. Saul hated David.
CSB
28 Saul realized 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.
Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

1 Samuel 18:28 In-Context

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 in marriage.
28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
29 Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.
30 The Philistine commanders continued to go out to battle, and as often as they did, David met with more success than the rest of Saul’s officers, and his name became well known.

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