Font Size
1 Samuel 18:22-24
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 18:22-24
Lexham English Bible
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]
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1 Samuel 18:23 Literally “in the ears of David”
- 1 Samuel 18:23 Literally “in your eyes”
- 1 Samuel 18:24 Literally “According to these words David spoke”
1 Samuel 18:22-24
New International Version
1 Samuel 18:22-24
New International Version
22 Then Saul ordered his attendants: “Speak to David privately and say, ‘Look, the king likes you, and his attendants all love you; now become his son-in-law.’”
23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, “Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law?(A) I’m only a poor man and little known.”
24 When Saul’s servants told him what David had said,
Lexham English Bible (LEB)
2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.