1 Samuel 18:24-26

Holman Christian Standard Bible

²⁴ The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.”

²⁵ Then Saul replied, “Say this to David: ‘The king desires no other bride-price^(A) except 100 Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies.’”^(B) Actually, Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.^(C)

²⁶ When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased^[a] to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,^[b]