1 Samuel 18:22 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And 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. ”

• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  1 Samuel 18:10 to 1 Samuel 19:17 . Saul's Plots against David. Compiled from various sources. 1 Samuel 18:10 f. (R). Saul makes an unsuccessful attempt to kill David. A premature duplicate o...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And 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.

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And 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...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Love of Jonathan for David 1 Samuel 18:6-30 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to 1 Samuel 18:5 . LX...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  Behold, the king hath delight in thee. — Lange quaintly sees in this fluent discourse of the courtiers “something of the flattering, conciliatory tone usual in such circles.”

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  CHAPTER XXV. SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE. 1 Samuel 18:1-30 . THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  Prospered in spite of Plots 1 Samuel 18:22-30 The affection of Michal for the young warrior suggested a way of luring David into personal conflict with the Philistines. Saul's secret hope was t...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all the more beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  And Saul commanded his servants, [saying], commune with David secretly ,.... And persuade him to marry Michal, and assure him of Saul's real regard to him, and good intention towards him; for it see...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  And 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. Ver...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Commune with David secretly It seems David was not forward to embrace Saul's offer, having been before so grossly abused. Therefore Saul ordered his courtiers, in private discourse, to take occasio...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father. He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory had attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  David Marries Saul's Daughter; Saul's Jealousy of David. B. C. 1059.       12 And Saul was a...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  Commune with David, whom having so lately and grossly deceived, he found backward to embrace his motion, and therefore sets others on work to persuade him.

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  Bound By His Promise Saul Seeks To Fulfil It By Giving One Of His Daughter's To David To Be His Wife ( 1 Samuel 18:17-27 ). Saul had publicly promised that to the victor over Goliath he would give...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 18:5 . “David went out.” “That this refers to war and not to general business is plain, not only from the following account, which mentions not only mili...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  1 Samuel 18:4 . Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David. This was the highest mark of favour he could show him, and it is still esteemed as such in the orient...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - The Biblical Illustrator

  And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. David’s enemy-Saul It is the enmity of Saul which we are to consider--its beginning, its rapid growth, its deadly purpose. The excitement of the w...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID ( CHS . 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID AND JONATHAN ( CHS . 18-20). EXPOSITION JONATHAN LOVES DAVID ( 1 Samuel 18:1-9 ). 1 Samue...

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  Saul Plans to have David Removed

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• 1 Samuel 18:22 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  2 Samuel 13:28 ; 2 Samuel 13:29 ; Proverbs 29:12 ; Psalms 36:1-3 ; Psalms 55:21

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