Verse 1 Samuel 18:21. That she may be a snare to him] Saul had already determined the condition on which he would give his daughter to David; viz., that he should slay one hundred Philistines: this he supposed he would undertake for the love of Michal, and that he must necessarily perish in the attempt; and thus Michal would become a snare to him.
IN THE ONE OF THE TWAIN - Some prefer “the second time” Job 33:14. The first contract had been broken by giving Merab to Adriel....
3. JONATHAN AND DAVID--SAUL'S JEALOUSY CHAPTER 18 _ 1. Jonathan's love for David (1 Samuel 18:1)_ 2. The beginning of Saul's jealousy (1 Samuel 18:5) 3. David's marriage (1 Samuel 18:17)...
1 Samuel 18:10 to 1 Samuel 19:17. SAUL'S PLOTS AGAINST DAVID. COMPILED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES. 1 Samuel 18:10 f. (R). Saul makes an unsuccessful attempt to kill David. A premature duplicate of...
_a snare_ Michal was to he the _bait_to lure David into some venturesome raid upon the Philistines in which he might lose his life _Wherefore Saul_, &c. Probably, AND SAUL SAID TO DAVID A SECOND TIME...
David's marriage with Michal 20. _Michal Saul's daughter loved David_ According to the text of the Sept. this follows immediately upon 1 Samuel 18:16. By his bravery David won the affections of the p...
AND SAUL SAID, &C.— Houbigant renders this, _But Saul determined that he would propose to give her to him, that he might be ensnared by means of her, and fall into the hands of the Philistines._ It is...
David the King's Son-in-law. 1 Samuel 18:17-30 17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For S...
_AND SAUL SAID, I WILL GIVE HIM HER, THAT SHE MAY BE A SNARE TO HIM, AND THAT THE HAND OF THE PHILISTINES MAY BE AGAINST HIM. WHEREFORE SAUL SAID TO DAVID, THOU SHALT THIS DAY BE MY SON IN LAW IN THE...
18:21 time. (a-42) Some connect 'a second time' with the preceding clause; others translate, 'by one of the two.'...
THE LOVE OF JONATHAN FOR DAVID 1 Samuel 18:6 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14 and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to...
IN _the one of_ THE TWAIN] RV 'a second time.' It is an example of regal and rather caustic wit. The first time was when Merab was offered (1 Samuel 18:19)....
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 18 V1 David finished talking with Saul. Jonathan, Saul’s son, became a very close friend with David. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved...
THAT SHE MAY BE A SNARE TO HIM. — Is it not possible that this dark plot of Saul against a life once so dear to him — a plot which in after days, when the enmity of the king was a matter of general no...
וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר שָׁא֜וּל אֶתְּנֶ֤נָּה לֹּו֙ וּ תְ
CHAPTER XXV. _ SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE._ 1 Samuel 18:1. THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that promis...
PROTECTED FROM DASTARDLY ASSAULTS 1 Samuel 18:10 The Lord was evidently with David. Mark how the sacred chronicle keeps this fact in view, 1 Samuel 18:12; 1 Samuel 18:14;...
Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all the more beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in i...
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a (i) snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in ...
Days. Hebrew, "In two thou shalt," &c. (Calmet) --- Protestants, "in the one of the twain," Merob or Michol. (Haydock) --- Saul had deceived him with respect to the first; but he promises that he shal...
Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18 AND 19. But when Christ makes Himself known, the remnant (which Jonathan represented) loves Him as his own soul, and this beloved one becomes the object of...
AND SAUL SAID, I WILL GIVE HIM HER, THAT SHE MAY BE A SNARE TO HIM,.... The cause and occasion of his fall and ruin, by means of what he should propose to him as the condition of marriage; but instead...
And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in [the...
_The thing pleased him_ Not out of any love to David, or desire to perform his promise; but because he hoped, by her means, to bring his ends about of destroying David. _That she may be a snare to him...
1 Ionathan loueth Dauid. 5 Saul enuieth his praise, 10 Seeketh to kill him in his furie, 12 Feareth him for his good successe, 17 Offereth him his daughters for a snare. 22 Dauid perswaded to be...
And Saul said, I will give him her that she may be a snare to him, serve as a bait or lure to him, AND THAT THE HAND OF THE PHILISTINES MAY BE AGAINST HIM; he had a scheme in mind which would surely b...
SAUL PLANS TO HAVE DAVID REMOVED...
Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father. He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory had attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...
12-30 For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence...
THIS DAY, i.e. suddenly, within a time which probably Saul prefixed. IN THE ONE OF THE TWAIN: whereas I have only two daughters, and thou wast disappointed of thy expectation in the one by an unexpect...
1 Samuel 18:21 Saul H7586 said H559 (H8799) give H5414 (H8799) snare H4170 hand H3027 Philistines H6430 Saul...
BOUND BY HIS PROMISE SAUL SEEKS TO FULFIL IT BY GIVING ONE OF HIS DAUGHTER'S TO DAVID TO BE HIS WIFE (1 SAMUEL 18:17). Saul had publicly promised that to the victor over Goliath he would give him one...
CONTENTS: Love covenant of Jonathan and David. Saul's jealousy and attempts on David's life. Saul's daughter given to David. CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Merab, Michal, Adriel. CONCLUSION:...
1 Samuel 18:4. _Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David._ This was the highest mark of favour he could show him, and it is still esteemed as such in the oriental...
_And Saul said, I will give him her that she may be a snare to him._ MARRIAGE AN INSTRUMENT OF INTRIGUE We are not without examples in profane history of royal parents employing matrimonial contracts...
_And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul._ DAVID’S JEOPARDY Saul was afraid of David. This is most remarkable, for was not Saul the king, and David but...
_And Saul eyed David from that day and forward._ DAVID’S ENEMY-SAUL It is the enmity of Saul which we are to consider--its beginning, its rapid growth, its deadly purpose. The excitement of the war b...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 18:6 As David’s success increases, Saul’s jealousy also increases. ⇐ ⇔...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 18:20 THAT SHE MAY BE A SNARE FOR HIM. Saul agrees to let his daughter Michal marry David. Saul hopes that he can use her to destroy David....
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 18:5. “DAVID WENT OUT.” “That this refers to war and not to general business is plain, not only from the following account, which mentions not only military un...
PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID (CHS. 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID AND JONATHAN (CHS. 18-20). EXPOSITION JONATHAN LOVES DAVID ...
Now when it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan [Saul's son was just sort of] knit with the soul of David, Jonathan loved him as himself (1 Samuel 18:1...
1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 18:26; 1 Samuel 19:11; 1 Samuel 19:12;...