


1 Samuel 18:25
Bible Versions
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.
And Saul {H7586} said {H559}, Thus shall ye say {H559} to David {H1732}, The king {H4428} desireth {H2656} not any dowry {H4119}, but an hundred {H3967} foreskins {H6190} of the Philistines {H6430}, to be avenged {H5358} of the king's {H4428} enemies {H341}. But Saul {H7586} thought {H2803} to make David {H1732} fall {H5307} by the hand {H3027} of the Philistines {H6430}.
Sha'ul said, "Here's what you are to say to David: 'The king doesn't want any dowry; he wants a hundred foreskins of the P'lishtim, so that he can have vengeance on the king's enemies." For Sha'ul was hoping to have David killed by the P'lishtim.
Saul replied, “Say to David, ‘The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.’” But Saul intended to cause David’s death at the hands of the Philistines.
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.
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