Bible Strands
1 Samuel 18:26
When the servants reported these terms to David, he was pleased to become the king’s son-in-law. Before the wedding day arrived,
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator reports Saul’s servants delivering the king’s dowry terms to David, who reacts to the proposal before the wedding date is set.
The words — The Hebrew וַיִּשַׁר (va/yi.shar) literally means "it was pleasing," recording David’s favorable assessment of the terms.
The thread — The text directly references Saul’s snare scheme in 1 Samuel 18:21 and resolves the transaction in 1 Samuel 18:27 when David presents the foreskins.
Why it lands — The passage records David’s voluntary acceptance of a lethal condition, requiring the reader to note the factual cost of the marriage before tracing the subsequent political outcome.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And 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.
Cross-references
- 1 Samuel 18:21 “I will give her to David,” Saul thought, “so that she may be a snare to him, and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time now you can be my son-in-law.”