1 Samuel 18:28

28 Saul realized that the LORD was with David. He also realized that his daughter Michal loved David.

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 Saul's attendants also told David those things. Then David was pleased to become the king's son-in-law. So before the day that was set for the wedding,

27 David and his men went out and killed 200 Philistines. They circumcised them. Then David brought all of the skins and gave them to the king. By doing that, he could become the king's son-in-law. So Saul gave David his daughter Michal to be his wife.

28 Saul realized that the LORD was with David. He also realized that his daughter Michal loved David.

29 So Saul became even more afraid of him. He remained David's enemy as long as he was king.

30 The Philistine commanders kept on going out to battle. Every time they did, David had more success against them than the rest of Saul's officers. So his name became well known.