^18:25Saul replied, “Here is what you should say to David: ‘There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his²¹ enemies.’ ” (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

^18:26So his servants told David these things and David agreed²² to become the king’s son-in-law. Now the specified time had not yet expired²³^18:27when David, along with his men, went out²⁴ and struck down two hundred Philistine men. David brought their foreskins and presented all of them to the king so he could become the king’s son-in-law. Saul then gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

^18:28When Saul realized²⁵ that the Lord was with David and that his²⁶ daughter Michal loved David,²⁷^18:29Saul became even more afraid of him.²⁸ Saul continued to be at odds with David from then on.²⁹^18:30³⁰ Then the leaders of the Philistines would march out, and as often as they did so, David achieved more success than all of Saul’s servants. His name was held in high esteem.

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Footnotes

21 Heb “the king’s.”
22 Heb “and it was acceptable in the eyes of David.”
23 Heb “the days were not fulfilled.”
24 Heb “arose and went.”
25 Heb “saw and knew.”
26 Heb “Saul’s.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.
27 Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
28 Heb “of David.” In the translation the proper name has been replaced by the pronoun for stylistic reasons.
29 The final sentence of v. 29 is absent in most . Heb “all the days.”
30 Verse 30 is absent in most .