1 Samuel
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:18
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
1 Samuel 18:18 Context
15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him. 16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them. 17And 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. 18And 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? 19But 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. 20And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21And 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.
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And Dauid said vnto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my fathers family in Israel, that I should be sonne in law to the king?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life {or} my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
- Basic English Bible
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?
- Darby Bible
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?
- Webster's Bible
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?"
- World English Bible
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?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life {or} my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?"
- New American Standard Version (1995)
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?
- American Standard Version (1901)
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
- Basic English Bible
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?
- Darby Bible
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?
- Webster's Bible
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?"
- World English Bible
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?'
- Youngs Literal Bible
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?'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 18:18
18:18 What is my life - How little is my life worth, that by the exposing of that to some hazard, I should purchase a king's daughter! In these expressions David sheweth not only his humility, but also his wisdom, in discovering so deep a sense of his own meanness, that Saul might see how far he was from aspiring at the kingdom.