I Samuel 18:25
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 18:25 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
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.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Da sprach Saul: So sollt ihr zu David sagen: Der König hat kein Begehr nach einer Heiratsgabe, sondern nach hundert Vorhäuten der Philister, um sich an den Feinden des Königs zu rächen. Saul aber gedachte David durch die Hand der Philister zu fällen.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y Saúl dijo: Decid así á David: No está el contentamiento del rey en el dote, sino en cien prepucios de Filisteos, para que sea tomada venganza de los enemigos del rey. Mas Saúl pensaba echar á David en manos de los Filisteos.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E Saul disse: Dizei assim a Davi: Não está o contentamento do rei no dote, mas sim em cem prepúcios de filisteus, para que seja tomada vingança dos inimigos do rei. Mas Saul pensava lançar a Davi em mãos dos filisteus.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Ao que Saul disse: "Assim direis a Davi: 'O rei não está interessado em nenhum dote, tão somente em cem prepúcios dos filisteus como forma de vingança contra os inimigos dele". Saul pensou que desse modo pudesse fazer Davi cair pelas mãos dos filisteus.
📖 I Samuel 18:25 in Context
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.
26And 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.
27Wherefore 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.
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