I Samuel 18:23
“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?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 18:23 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Knechte Sauls redeten diese Worte vor den Ohren Davids. Und David sprach: Ist es ein Geringes in euren Augen, des Königs Schwiegersohn zu werden? Bin ich doch ein armer und geringer Mann.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y los criados de Saúl hablaron estas palabras á los oídos de David. Y David dijo: ¿Paréceos á vosotros que es poco ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de ninguna estima?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E os criados de Saul falaram estas palavras aos ouvidos de Davi. E Davi disse: Parece-vos que é pouco ser genro do rei, sendo eu um homem pobre e de nenhuma estima?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Então, os servos de Saul falaram essas palavras a Davi, mas este retrucou: "Por acaso, vos parece coisa trivial ser genro do rei, já que sou pobre e de pouca estima em Israel"?
📖 I Samuel 18:23 in Context
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.
22And 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.
23And 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?
24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25And 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.
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