1 Samuel 18:25-30

25 Et Saül dit: Vous parlerez ainsi à David: Le roi ne veut pas de douaire, mais cent prépuces de Philistins, afin que le roi soit vengé de ses ennemis. Or, Saül avait dessein de faire tomber David entre les mains des Philistins.

26 Et les serviteurs de Saül rapportèrent ces discours à David, et il plut à David de devenir gendre du roi. Et avant que les jours fussent accomplis,

27 David se leva, et s'en alla, lui et ses gens, et frappa deux cents hommes des Philistins; et David apporta leurs prépuces, et les livra bien comptés au roi, afin qu'il fût gendre du roi. Saül lui donna donc pour femme Mical, sa fille.

28 Alors Saül vit et comprit que l'Éternel était avec David; et Mical, fille de Saül, l'aimait.

29 Mais Saül continua de craindre David encore plus, et fut toujours ennemi de David.

30 Or, les capitaines des Philistins se mirent en campagne; et chaque fois qu'ils sortaient, David avait plus de succès que tous les serviteurs de Saül, et son nom fut en fort grande estime.

1 Samuel 18:25-30 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 18

This chapter gives an account of the respect shown to David by Saul and Jonathan, by the servants of Saul, and all the people, and of what was said in his praise in the songs of the women, 1Sa 18:1-7; which latter gave Saul a great offence, and upon which he envied him, and eyed him, and indeed sought his life, and removed him from him; and yet still he continued the darling of the people, behaving wisely among them, which greatly embarrassed Saul, that be knew not what to do, 1Sa 18:8-16; he proposed his eldest daughter to him in marriage, which he had a claim to by killing the Philistine, and then he cheated him by giving her to another, 1Sa 18:17-19; and then he offered his youngest daughter to him, on condition that he would bring him an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, execution of which he thought his life would be exposed to danger, which yet he performed, 1Sa 18:20-27; and having the affection of his wife, and the good esteem of the servants of Saul, Saul was more afraid of him, and became his enemy, 1Sa 18:28-30.