1 Samuel 18:1, Jonathan loves David; 1 Samuel 18:5, Saul envies his praise; 1 Samuel 18:10, seeks to kill him in his fury; 1 Samuel 18:12, fears him for his good success; 1 Samuel 18:17, offers him his daughters for a snare; 1 Samuel 18:23, David persuaded to be the king’s son-in-law, gives two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal’s dowry; 1 Samuel 18:28, Saul’s hatred and David’s glory increase.
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1 Samuel 18
1 Samuel 18 — Overview
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1 Samuel 18 — Overview1 Samuel 18 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleIn the course of the foregoing chapter we left David in triumph; now in
this chapter we have, I. The improvement of his triumphs; he soon
became, 1. Saul's constant attendant, ver. 2. 2. Jonathan's covenant…1 Samuel 18 — Overview1 Samuel 18 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThis chapter gives an account of the respect shown to David by Saul and Jonathan, by the servants of Saul, and all the people, and of what was said in his praise in the songs of the women, 1Sa 18:1; which latter gave…1 Samuel 18:1-51 Samuel 18:1-5 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleDavid was anointed to the crown to take it out of Saul's hand, and over
Jonathan's head, and yet here we find,
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