1 Samuel 18 · Verse 28

1 Samuel 18:28

And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
1 Samuel 18:28, King James Version

1 Samuel 18:28 in other translations

BSBWhen Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
WEBSaul saw and knew that the LORD was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
ASVAnd Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
YLTAnd Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah is with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,
DARBYAnd Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.
BBEAnd it was clear to Saul that the Lord was with David; and he was loved by all Israel.
WebsterAnd Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

What does 1 Samuel 18:28 mean?

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…

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1 Samuel 18:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'and he sawH7200
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586
וַיֵּ֔דַעvai.Ye.da'and he knewH3045
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עִם\־'im-[was] withH5973
דָּוִ֑דda.VidDavidH1732
וּמִיכַ֥לu.mi.Khaland MichalH4324
בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter ofH1323
שָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586
אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ\׃'a.he.Vat.hushe loved himH157

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 18:28

  • Genesis 39:3

    And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

  • 1 Samuel 26:25

    Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.

  • Revelation 3:9

    Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.

  • 1 Samuel 24:20

    And now, behold, I know well that thou shalt surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel shall be established in thine hand.

  • Genesis 37:8-11

    And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion over us? And they hated him yet the more for his dreams, and for his words. And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me. And he told it to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth? And his brethren envied him; but his father observed the saying.

  • Genesis 30:27

    And Laban said unto him, I pray thee, if I have found favour in thine eyes, tarry: for I have learned by experience that the Lord hath blessed me for thy sake.

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24:20; 26:25; Ge 30:27; 37:8-11; 39:3; Re 3:9

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Context

  • 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 18:28

    And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.

  • 1 Samuel 18:29

    And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

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1 Samuel 18:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Pero Saúl, viendo y considerando que Jehová era con David, y que su hija Michâl lo amaba,
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Saül vit et connut que l’ Éternel était avec David; et Mical, fille de Saül, l’aimait.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Saul sah und erkannte, daß Jehova mit David war; und Michal, die Tochter Sauls, hatte ihn lieb.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et vidit Saul, et intellexit quod Dominus esset cum David. Michol autem filia Saul diligebat eum.