1 Samuel 18:26
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
1 Samuel 18:26 in other translations
| BSB | When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived, |
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| WEB | When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline, |
| ASV | And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. And the days were not expired; |
| YLT | And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full, |
| DARBY | And his servants told David these words; and the thing was right in David's sight to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired, |
| BBE | And when his servants said these words to David, he was well pleased to be the son-in-law of the king. And the days were still not past. |
| Webster | And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law: and the days had not expired. |
What does 1 Samuel 18:26 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 18:12-30
For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of…
1 Samuel 18:26 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 18:26
- 1 Samuel 18:21
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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expired. Heb. fulfilled.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 18:25
And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
- 1 Samuel 18:26
And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.
- 1 Samuel 18:27
Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
1 Samuel 18:26 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y como sus criados declararon á David estas palabras, plugo la cosa en los ojos de David, para ser yerno del rey. Y como el plazo no era aún cumplido, |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ses serviteurs rapportèrent ces paroles à David, et la chose fut bonne aux yeux de David de devenir gendre du roi. Et les jours n’étaient pas accomplis, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und seine Knechte berichteten David diese Worte, und die Sache war recht in den Augen Davids, des Königs Eidam zu werden. Und noch waren die Tage nicht voll, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Cumque renuntiassent servi ejus David verba quæ dixerat Saul, placuit sermo in oculis David, ut fieret gener regis. |