Apologetics Bible

1Samuel 18:1

Hebrew

וַיְהִי כְּכַלֹּתוֹ לְדַבֵּר אֶל־שָׁאוּל וְנֶפֶשׁ יְהוֹנָתָן נִקְשְׁרָה בְּנֶפֶשׁ דָּוִד ויאהבו וַיֶּאֱהָבֵהוּ יְהוֹנָתָן כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

vayehiy-khekhalotvo-ledaver-'el-sha'vl-venefesh-yehvonatan-niqesherah-venefesh-david-vy'hvv-vaye'ehavehv-yehvonatan-khenafeshvo

KJV: And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

AKJV: And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

ASV: And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, when he finisheth to speak unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan hath been bound to the soul of David, and Jonathan loveth him as his own soul.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:2

Hebrew

וַיִּקָּחֵהוּ שָׁאוּל בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא וְלֹא נְתָנוֹ לָשׁוּב בֵּית אָבִֽיו׃

vayiqachehv-sha'vl-vayvom-hahv'-velo'-netanvo-lashvv-veyt-'aviyv

KJV: And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

AKJV: And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

ASV: And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.

YLT: And Saul taketh him on that day, and hath not permitted him to turn back to the house of his father.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father’s house.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:3

Hebrew

וַיִּכְרֹת יְהוֹנָתָן וְדָוִד בְּרִית בְּאַהֲבָתוֹ אֹתוֹ כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ׃

vayikherot-yehvonatan-vedavid-veriyt-ve'ahavatvo-'otvo-khenafeshvo

KJV: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

AKJV: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

ASV: Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.

YLT: And Jonathan maketh--also David--a covenant, because he loveth him as his own soul,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:4

Hebrew

וַיִּתְפַּשֵּׁט יְהוֹנָתָן אֶֽת־הַמְּעִיל אֲשֶׁר עָלָיו וַֽיִּתְּנֵהוּ לְדָוִד וּמַדָּיו וְעַד־חַרְבּוֹ וְעַד־קַשְׁתּוֹ וְעַד־חֲגֹרֽוֹ׃

vayitefashet-yehvonatan-'et-hame'iyl-'asher-'alayv-vayitenehv-ledavid-vmadayv-ve'ad-charevvo-ve'ad-qashetvo-ve'ad-chagorvo

KJV: And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

AKJV: And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. ¶

ASV: And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his apparel, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.

YLT: and Jonathan strippeth himself of the upper robe which is upon him, and giveth it to David, and his long robe, even unto his sword, and unto his bow, and unto his girdle.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:5

Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא דָוִד בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִשְׁלָחֶנּוּ שָׁאוּל יַשְׂכִּיל וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ שָׁאוּל עַל אַנְשֵׁי הַמִּלְחָמָה וַיִּיטַב בְּעֵינֵי כָל־הָעָם וְגַם בְּעֵינֵי עַבְדֵי שָׁאֽוּל׃

vayetze'-david-vekhol-'asher-yishelachenv-sha'vl-yashekhiyl-vayeshimehv-sha'vl-'al-'aneshey-hamilechamah-vayiytav-ve'eyney-khal-ha'am-vegam-ve'eyney-'avedey-sha'vl

KJV: And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

AKJV: And David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

ASV: And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and it was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.

YLT: And David goeth out whithersoever Saul doth send him; he acted wisely, and Saul setteth him over the men of war, and it is good in the eyes of all the people, and also in the eyes of the servants of Saul.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely: and Saul set him over the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:6

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בְּבוֹאָם בְּשׁוּב דָּוִד מֵהַכּוֹת אֶת־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּי וַתֵּצֶאנָה הַנָּשִׁים מִכָּל־עָרֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לשור לָשִׁיר וְהַמְּחֹלוֹת לִקְרַאת שָׁאוּל הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּתֻפִּים בְּשִׂמְחָה וּבְשָׁלִשִֽׁים׃

vayehiy-vevvo'am-veshvv-david-mehakhvot-'et-hafelishetiy-vatetze'nah-hanashiym-mikhal-'arey-yishera'el-lshvr-lashiyr-vehamecholvot-liqera't-sha'vl-hamelekhe-vetufiym-veshimechah-vveshalishiym

KJV: And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of musick.

AKJV: And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with instruments of music.

ASV: And it came to pass as they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with timbrels, with joy, and with instruments of music.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, in their coming in, in David's returning from smiting the Philistine, that the women come out from all the cities of Israel to sing--also the dancers--to meet Saul the king, with tabrets, with joy, and with three-stringed instruments;

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass as they came, when David was returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, with joy, and with...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:7

Hebrew

וַֽתַּעֲנֶינָה הַנָּשִׁים הַֽמְשַׂחֲקוֹת וַתֹּאמַרְןָ הִכָּה שָׁאוּל באלפו בַּאֲלָפָיו וְדָוִד בְּרִבְבֹתָֽיו׃

vata'aneynah-hanashiym-hameshachaqvot-vato'marena-hikhah-sha'vl-v'lfv-va'alafayv-vedavid-verivevotayv

KJV: And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

AKJV: And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.

ASV: And the women sang one to another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands,

YLT: and the women answer--those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the women answered one another as they played, and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:8

Hebrew

וַיִּחַר לְשָׁאוּל מְאֹד וַיֵּרַע בְּעֵינָיו הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר נָתְנוּ לְדָוִד רְבָבוֹת וְלִי נָתְנוּ הָאֲלָפִים וְעוֹד לוֹ אַךְ הַמְּלוּכָֽה׃

vayichar-lesha'vl-me'od-vayera'-ve'eynayv-hadavar-hazeh-vayo'mer-natenv-ledavid-revavvot-veliy-natenv-ha'alafiym-ve'vod-lvo-'akhe-hamelvkhah

KJV: And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

AKJV: And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

ASV: And Saul was very wroth, and this saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?

YLT: And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him is only the kingdom;'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed unto David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands: and what can he have more but the kingdom?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:9

Hebrew

וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל עון עוֹיֵן אֶת־דָּוִד מֵהַיּוֹם הַהוּא וָהָֽלְאָה׃

vayehiy-sha'vl-'vn-'voyen-'et-david-mehayvom-hahv'-vahale'ah

KJV: And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

AKJV: And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. ¶

ASV: And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

YLT: and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:10

Hebrew

וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַתִּצְלַח רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים ׀ רָעָה ׀ אֶל־שָׁאוּל וַיִּתְנַבֵּא בְתוֹךְ־הַבַּיִת וְדָוִד מְנַגֵּן בְּיָדוֹ כְּיוֹם ׀ בְּיוֹם וְהַחֲנִית בְּיַד־שָׁאֽוּל׃

vayehiy-mimachorat-vatitzelach-rvcha-'elohiym- -ra'ah- -'el-sha'vl-vayitenave'-vetvokhe-havayit-vedavid-menagen-veyadvo-kheyvom- -veyvom-vehachaniyt-veyad-sha'vl

KJV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.

AKJV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.

ASV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

YLT: And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness from God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin is in the hand of Saul,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:11

Hebrew

וַיָּטֶל שָׁאוּל אֶֽת־הַחֲנִית וַיֹּאמֶר אַכֶּה בְדָוִד וּבַקִּיר וַיִּסֹּב דָּוִד מִפָּנָיו פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃

vayatel-sha'vl-'et-hachaniyt-vayo'mer-'akheh-vedavid-vvaqiyr-vayisov-david-mifanayv-fa'amayim

KJV: And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

AKJV: And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice. ¶

ASV: and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

YLT: and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:12

Hebrew

וַיִּרָא שָׁאוּל מִלִּפְנֵי דָוִד כִּֽי־הָיָה יְהוָה עִמּוֹ וּמֵעִם שָׁאוּל סָֽר׃

vayira'-sha'vl-milifeney-david-khiy-hayah-yehvah-'imvo-vme'im-sha'vl-sar

KJV: And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

AKJV: And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.

ASV: And Saul was afraid of David, because Jehovah was with him, and was departed from Saul.

YLT: And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:13

Hebrew

וַיְסִרֵהוּ שָׁאוּל מֵֽעִמּוֹ וַיְשִׂמֵהוּ לוֹ שַׂר־אָלֶף וַיֵּצֵא וַיָּבֹא לִפְנֵי הָעָֽם׃

vayesirehv-sha'vl-me'imvo-vayeshimehv-lvo-shar-'alef-vayetze'-vayavo'-lifeney-ha'am

KJV: Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

AKJV: Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

ASV: Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

YLT: and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:14

Hebrew

וַיְהִי דָוִד לְכָל־דָּרְכָו מַשְׂכִּיל וַֽיהוָה עִמּֽוֹ׃

vayehiy-david-lekhal-darekhav-mashekhiyl-vayhvah-'imvo

KJV: And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

AKJV: And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.

ASV: And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Jehovah was with him.

YLT: And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah is with him,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:15

Hebrew

וַיַּרְא שָׁאוּל אֲשֶׁר־הוּא מַשְׂכִּיל מְאֹד וַיָּגָר מִפָּנָֽיו׃

vayare'-sha'vl-'asher-hv'-mashekhiyl-me'od-vayagar-mifanayv

KJV: Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

AKJV: Why when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

ASV: And when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.

YLT: and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:16

Hebrew

וְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל וִיהוּדָה אֹהֵב אֶת־דָּוִד כִּֽי־הוּא יוֹצֵא וָבָא לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃

vekhal-yishera'el-viyhvdah-'ohev-'et-david-khiy-hv'-yvotze'-vava'-lifeneyhem

KJV: But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

AKJV: But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. ¶

ASV: But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.

YLT: and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:17

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד הִנֵּה בִתִּי הַגְּדוֹלָה מֵרַב אֹתָהּ אֶתֶּן־לְךָ לְאִשָּׁה אַךְ הֱיֵה־לִּי לְבֶן־חַיִל וְהִלָּחֵם מִלְחֲמוֹת יְהוָה וְשָׁאוּל אָמַר אַל־תְּהִי יָדִי בּוֹ וּתְהִי־בוֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

vayo'mer-sha'vl-'el-david-hineh-vitiy-hagedvolah-merav-'otah-'eten-lekha-le'ishah-'akhe-heyeh-liy-leven-chayil-vehilachem-milechamvot-yehvah-vesha'vl-'amar-'al-tehiy-yadiy-vvo-vtehiy-vvo-yad-felishetiym

KJV: 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 Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

AKJV: And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give you to wife: only be you valiant for me, and fight the LORD’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.

ASV: 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 Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

YLT: And Saul saith unto David, Lo, my elder daughter Merab--her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Ph...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:18

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד אֶל־שָׁאוּל מִי אָֽנֹכִי וּמִי חַיַּי מִשְׁפַּחַת אָבִי בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל כִּֽי־אֶהְיֶה חָתָן לַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vayo'mer-david-'el-sha'vl-miy-'anokhiy-vmiy-chayay-mishefachat-'aviy-veyishera'el-khiy-'eheyeh-chatan-lamelekhe

KJV: And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

AKJV: And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

ASV: And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?

YLT: And David saith unto Saul, `Who am I? and what my life--the family of my father in Israel--that I am son-in-law to the king?'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:19

Hebrew

וַיְהִי בְּעֵת תֵּת אֶת־מֵרַב בַּת־שָׁאוּל לְדָוִד וְהִיא נִתְּנָה לְעַדְרִיאֵל הַמְּחֹלָתִי לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

vayehiy-ve'et-tet-'et-merav-vat-sha'vl-ledavid-vehiy'-nitenah-le'aderiy'el-hamecholatiy-le'ishah

KJV: But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

AKJV: But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

ASV: But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.

YLT: And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:20

Hebrew

וַתֶּאֱהַב מִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל אֶת־דָּוִד וַיַּגִּדוּ לְשָׁאוּל וַיִּשַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינָֽיו׃

vate'ehav-miykhal-vat-sha'vl-'et-david-vayagidv-lesha'vl-vayishar-hadavar-ve'eynayv

KJV: And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

AKJV: And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

ASV: And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

YLT: And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:20 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:21

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶתְּנֶנָּה לּוֹ וּתְהִי־לוֹ לְמוֹקֵשׁ וּתְהִי־בוֹ יַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּים וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל אֶל־דָּוִד בִּשְׁתַּיִם תִּתְחַתֵּן בִּי הַיּֽוֹם׃

vayo'mer-sha'vl-'etenenah-lvo-vtehiy-lvo-lemvoqesh-vtehiy-vvo-yad-felishetiym-vayo'mer-sha'vl-'el-david-vishetayim-titechaten-viy-hayvom

KJV: 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 one of the twain.

AKJV: 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. Why Saul said to David, You shall this day be my son in law in the one of the two. ¶

ASV: 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 a second time.

YLT: and Saul saith, I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, By the second--thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:21 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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 one of the twain.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:22

Hebrew

וַיְצַו שָׁאוּל אֶת־עֲבָדָו דַּבְּרוּ אֶל־דָּוִד בַּלָּט לֵאמֹר הִנֵּה חָפֵץ בְּךָ הַמֶּלֶךְ וְכָל־עֲבָדָיו אֲהֵבוּךָ וְעַתָּה הִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּֽלֶךְ׃

vayetzav-sha'vl-'et-'avadav-daverv-'el-david-valat-le'mor-hineh-chafetz-vekha-hamelekhe-vekhal-'avadayv-'ahevvkha-ve'atah-hitechaten-vamelekhe

KJV: And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

AKJV: And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

ASV: And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.

YLT: And Saul commandeth his servants, `Speak unto David gently, saying, Lo, the king hath delighted in thee, and all his servants have loved thee, and now, be son-in-law to the king.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:22 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:23

Hebrew

וַֽיְדַבְּרוּ עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל בְּאָזְנֵי דָוִד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיֹּאמֶר דָּוִד הַֽנְקַלָּה בְעֵֽינֵיכֶם הִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּלֶךְ וְאָנֹכִי אִֽישׁ־רָשׁ וְנִקְלֶֽה׃

vayedaverv-'avedey-sha'vl-ve'azeney-david-'et-hadevariym-ha'eleh-vayo'mer-david-haneqalah-ve'eyneykhem-hitechaten-vamelekhe-ve'anokhiy-'iysh-rash-veniqeleh

KJV: And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

AKJV: And Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seems it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

ASV: And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

YLT: And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king--and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:23 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:24

Hebrew

וַיַּגִּדוּ עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל לוֹ לֵאמֹר כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה דִּבֶּר דָּוִֽד׃

vayagidv-'avedey-sha'vl-lvo-le'mor-khadevariym-ha'eleh-diver-david

KJV: And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

AKJV: And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spoke David.

ASV: And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

YLT: And the servants of Saul declare to him, saying, `According to these words hath David spoken.'

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:24 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:25

Hebrew

וַיֹּאמֶר שָׁאוּל כֹּֽה־תֹאמְרוּ לְדָוִד אֵֽין־חֵפֶץ לַמֶּלֶךְ בְּמֹהַר כִּי בְּמֵאָה עָרְלוֹת פְּלִשְׁתִּים לְהִנָּקֵם בְּאֹיְבֵי הַמֶּלֶךְ וְשָׁאוּל חָשַׁב לְהַפִּיל אֶת־דָּוִד בְּיַד־פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

vayo'mer-sha'vl-khoh-to'merv-ledavid-'eyn-chefetz-lamelekhe-vemohar-khiy-veme'ah-'arelvot-felishetiym-lehinaqem-ve'oyevey-hamelekhe-vesha'vl-chashav-lehafiyl-'et-david-veyad-felishetiym

KJV: And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

AKJV: And Saul said, Thus shall you say to David, The king desires not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

ASV: And 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.

YLT: And Saul saith, `Thus do ye say to David, There is no delight to the king in dowry, but in a hundred foreskins of the Philistines--to be avenged on the enemies of the king;' and Saul thought to cause David to fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:25 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Phil...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:26

Hebrew

וַיַּגִּדוּ עֲבָדָיו לְדָוִד אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וַיִּשַׁר הַדָּבָר בְּעֵינֵי דָוִד לְהִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּלֶךְ וְלֹא מָלְאוּ הַיָּמִֽים׃

vayagidv-'avadayv-ledavid-'et-hadevariym-ha'eleh-vayishar-hadavar-ve'eyney-david-lehitechaten-vamelekhe-velo'-male'v-hayamiym

KJV: 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.

AKJV: 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.

ASV: 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;

YLT: And his servants declare to David these words, and the thing is right in the eyes of David, to be son-in-law to the king; and the days have not been full,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:26 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: '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.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:27

Hebrew

וַיָּקָם דָּוִד וַיֵּלֶךְ ׀ הוּא וַאֲנָשָׁיו וַיַּךְ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּים מָאתַיִם אִישׁ וַיָּבֵא דָוִד אֶת־עָרְלֹתֵיהֶם וַיְמַלְאוּם לַמֶּלֶךְ לְהִתְחַתֵּן בַּמֶּלֶךְ וַיִּתֶּן־לוֹ שָׁאוּל אֶת־מִיכַל בִּתּוֹ לְאִשָּֽׁה׃

vayaqam-david-vayelekhe- -hv'-va'anashayv-vayakhe-vafelishetiym-ma'tayim-'iysh-vayave'-david-'et-'areloteyhem-vayemale'vm-lamelekhe-lehitechaten-vamelekhe-vayiten-lvo-sha'vl-'et-miykhal-vitvo-le'ishah

KJV: Wherefore 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 tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

AKJV: Why 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 tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. ¶

ASV: and 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.

YLT: and David riseth and goeth, he and his men, and smiteth among the Philistines two hundred men, and David bringeth in their foreskins, and they set them before the king, to be son-in-law to the king; and Saul giveth to him Michal his daughter for a wife.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:27 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Wherefore 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 tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:28

Hebrew

וַיַּרְא שָׁאוּל וַיֵּדַע כִּי יְהוָה עִם־דָּוִד וּמִיכַל בַּת־שָׁאוּל אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃

vayare'-sha'vl-vayeda'-khiy-yehvah-'im-david-vmiykhal-vat-sha'vl-'ahevatehv

KJV: And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.

AKJV: And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.

ASV: And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.

YLT: And Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah is with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:28 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:29

Hebrew

וַיֹּאסֶף שָׁאוּל לֵרֹא מִפְּנֵי דָוִד עוֹד וַיְהִי שָׁאוּל אֹיֵב אֶת־דָּוִד כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃

vayo'sef-sha'vl-lero'-mifeney-david-'vod-vayehiy-sha'vl-'oyev-'et-david-khal-hayamiym

KJV: And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

AKJV: And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

ASV: And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.

YLT: and Saul addeth to be afraid of the presence of David yet; and Saul is an enemy with David all the days.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:29 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

1Samuel 18:30

Hebrew

וַיֵּצְאוּ שָׂרֵי פְלִשְׁתִּים וַיְהִי ׀ מִדֵּי צֵאתָם שָׂכַל דָּוִד מִכֹּל עַבְדֵי שָׁאוּל וַיִּיקַר שְׁמוֹ מְאֹֽד׃

vayetze'v-sharey-felishetiym-vayehiy- -midey-tze'tam-shakhal-david-mikhol-'avedey-sha'vl-vayiyqar-shemvo-me'od

KJV: Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

AKJV: Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.

ASV: Then 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.

YLT: And the princes of the Philistines come out, and it cometh to pass from the time of their coming out, David hath acted more wisely than any of the servants of Saul, and his name is very precious.

Exposition: 1Samuel 18:30 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.