1 Samuel 18:28

28 When Saul {realized} that Yahweh [was] with David and {his own 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 So his servants told David these words, and the matter {pleased David} to become the son-in-law of the king [as] {the specified time had not expired}.

27 And David got up, and he and his men went and struck down two hundred men [of the] Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and {they presented the full number} to become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as [his] wife.

28 When Saul {realized} that Yahweh [was] with David and {his own daughter Michal} loved him,

29 Saul {was threatened by David still more}, so Saul {became a perpetual enemy of David}.

30 Then the commanders of [the] Philistines went out [for battle], and as often as they went out, David succeeded more than all the servants of Saul, and his name became very esteemed.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "saw and knew"
• [b] Literally "Michal the daughter of Saul"