1 Samuel 18:20
World English Bible (WEB)
Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
In context
18 David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”
19 But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
20 Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
22 Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”
1 Samuel 18:20 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
- KJV King James Version
- And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.