1 Samuel 18:26
King James Version (KJV)
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.
In context
24 And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
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.
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.
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.
28 And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
1 Samuel 18:26 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- WEB World English Bible
- When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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 Young's Literal Translation
- 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,
- DBY Darby Translation
- 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,
- WBS Webster Bible
- 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.