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22 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. So then, become a son-in-law of the king.’” 23 And Saul’s servants spoke these words to David privately.[a] But David said, “Is it insignificant in your sight[b] to become the son-in-law of the king, as I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?” 24 So the servants of Saul informed him, saying, “This is what David said.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:23 Literally “in the ears of David”
  2. 1 Samuel 18:23 Literally “in your eyes”
  3. 1 Samuel 18:24 Literally “According to these words David spoke”