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1 Samuel 18:28

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 18:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved him.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved him.
1 Samuel 18:28 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king`s enemies. Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king`s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
27and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king`s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved him.
29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David`s enemy continually.
30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Saul saw and knew that the Lord [was] with David, etc.] This he perceived by the favour he gave him among men, by overruling all the steps Saul took to do him hurt, for his good, and in giving him success in all that he engaged in; the Targum is, “that the Word of the Lord was for the help of David:” and [that] Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him; and therefore could entertain no hope of making use of her as an instrument of his ruin, but, on the contrary, would, out of her great affection to her husband, betray the designs of her father against him, and do all she could to preserve him.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Sa1 24:20, Sa1 26:25; Gen 30:27, Gen 37:8-11, Gen 39:3; Rev 3:9 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 18:29”
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