Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When Saul’s servants told him what David had said, New Living Translation When Saul’s men reported this back to the king, English Standard Version And the servants of Saul told him, “Thus and so did David speak.” Berean Standard Bible And the servants told Saul what David had said. King James Bible And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. New King James Version And the servants of Saul told him, saying, “In this manner David spoke.” New American Standard Bible Then Saul’s servants reported to him, saying, “These are the words David spoke.” NASB 1995 The servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke. NASB 1977 And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words which David spoke. Legacy Standard Bible And the servants of Saul told to him according to these words which David spoke. Amplified Bible The servants of Saul told him what David said. Christian Standard Bible The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.” Holman Christian Standard Bible The servants reported back to Saul, “These are the words David spoke.” American Standard Version And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And his Servants told Shaul, and they told him these words that David said Brenton Septuagint Translation And the servants of Saul reported to him according to these words, which David spoke. Contemporary English Version The officials went back to Saul and told him exactly what David had said. Douay-Rheims Bible And the servants of Saul told him, saying: Such words as these hath David spoken. English Revised Version And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David. GOD'S WORD® Translation When the officers told Saul what David had said, Good News Translation The officials told Saul what David had said, International Standard Version Saul's officials reported to him: "This is what David said." JPS Tanakh 1917 And the servants of Saul told him, saying: 'On this manner spoke David.' Literal Standard Version And the servants of Saul declare [it] to him, saying, “David has spoken according to these words.” Majority Standard Bible And the servants told Saul what David had said. New American Bible When his servants reported David’s answer to him, NET Bible When Saul's servants reported what David had said, New Revised Standard Version The servants of Saul told him, “This is what David said.” New Heart English Bible The servants of Saul told him, saying, "David spoke like this." Webster's Bible Translation And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David. World English Bible The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.” Young's Literal Translation And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, 'According to these words hath David spoken.' Additional Translations ... Context David Marries Michal…23But when Saul’s servants relayed these words to David, he replied, “Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed.” 24And the servants told Saul what David had said. 25Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’ ” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.… Cross References 1 Samuel 18:23 But when Saul's servants relayed these words to David, he replied, "Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed." 1 Samuel 18:25 Saul replied, "Say to David, 'The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.'" But Saul intended to cause David's death at the hands of the Philistines. Treasury of Scripture And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David. Jump to Previous Account David Declare Manner Reported Saul Saul's Servants Speak WordsJump to Next Account David Declare Manner Reported Saul Saul's Servants Speak Words1 Samuel 18 1. Jonathan befriends David5. Saul envies his praise 10. seeks to kill him in his fury 12. fears him for his good success 17. offers him his daughters for snare 23. David persuaded to be the king's son-in-law, 25. gives two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal's dowry 28. Saul's hatred and David's glory increase Verses 24, 25. - David's answer exactly fell in with Saul's purposes, and he forthwith asked as a dowry proof of David having slain a hundred Philistines. As this slaughter would have to be effected not in regular warfare, but in a sort of private raid, there would be every likelihood of David being overpowered by a rapid gathering of the Philistines and slain in attempting it. It marks the unscrupulous character of ancient warfare that the lives of enemies should thus be taken, without any public provocation, for private purposes (comp. Judges 14:19). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew And the servantsעַבְדֵ֥י (‘aḇ·ḏê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5650: Slave, servant told וַיַּגִּ֜דוּ (way·yag·gi·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous Saul שָׁא֛וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites what הָאֵ֖לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural Strong's 428: These, those David דָּוִֽד׃ (dā·wiḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse had said. דִּבֶּ֥ר (dib·ber) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue Links 1 Samuel 18:24 NIV1 Samuel 18:24 NLT 1 Samuel 18:24 ESV 1 Samuel 18:24 NASB 1 Samuel 18:24 KJV 1 Samuel 18:24 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 18:24 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 18:24 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 18:24 French Bible 1 Samuel 18:24 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 18:24 The servants of Saul told him saying (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |