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?

And David {H1732} said {H559} unto Saul {H7586}, Who am I? and what is my life {H2416}, or my father's {H1} family {H4940} in Israel {H3478}, that I should be son in law {H2860} to the king {H4428}?

David's response to Sha'ul was, "Who am I, that I should become the king's son-in-law? I don't have any kind of a life, and my father's family has no rank in Isra'el."

And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?”

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?

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Cross-References

  • 2 Samuel 7:18 (6 votes)

    ¶ Then went king David in, and sat before the LORD, and he said, Who [am] I, O Lord GOD? and what [is] my house, that thou hast brought me hitherto?

  • 1 Samuel 9:21 (5 votes)

    And Saul answered and said, [Am] not I a Benjamite, of the smallest of the tribes of Israel? and my family the least of all the families of the tribe of Benjamin? wherefore then speakest thou so to me?

  • 1 Samuel 18:23 (5 votes)

    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?

  • Ruth 2:10 (3 votes)

    Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I [am] a stranger?

  • Exodus 3:11 (3 votes)

    ¶ And Moses said unto God, Who [am] I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt?

  • Jeremiah 1:6 (2 votes)

    Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I [am] a child.

  • Proverbs 18:12 (2 votes)

    ¶ Before destruction the heart of man is haughty, and before honour [is] humility.