1 Samuel 18:18

18 And David said to Saul, 1"Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

1 Samuel 18:18 In-Context

16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, for he went out and came in before them.
17 Then Saul said to David, "Here is my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you for a wife. Only be valiant for me and fight the LORD's battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him."
18 And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"
19 But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.
20 Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver. 23; 2 Samuel 7:18
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