1 Samuel 18:26 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And 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.e ”

1 Samuel 18:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The days were not expired - David was so rapid in his attack upon the Philistines that he was able to bring the required dowry within the time, and to receive his wife (Michal), before the time h...
1 Samuel 18:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the (l) king's son in law: and the days were not expired. (l) Because he thought himself able to compass the king's request....
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And 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.
1 Samuel 18:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And 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. The days were not expired - the period within which this exploi...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

It pleased David well. — The king’s design succeeded well, and the prospect of the alliance with Saul spurred on this brave soldier to more daring achievements, and yet wilder feats of arms. The sa...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And when his servants told David these words ,.... That the king desired no other dowry than an hundred foreskins of the Philistines: it pleased David well to be the king's son in law ; on such co...
1 Samuel 18:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

And 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. Ver. 26. It pleased David well. ] Saul's envy serveth but to enhance...
1 Samuel 18:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The days were not expired That is, the time allowed by Saul to David for the execution of this exploit. Two hundred He doubled the number required; to oblige Saul the more to the performance of h...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Marries Saul's Daughter; Saul's Jealousy of David. B. C. 1059. 12 And Saul was a...
1 Samuel 18:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

It pleased David; as for other reasons, so especially because this opened the door to the kingdom which God had promised him. The days, i.e. the time allowed by Saul to David for the execution of t...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - 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...
1 Samuel 18:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Saul Plans to have David Removed
1 Samuel 18:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:21
1 Samuel 18:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The days — That is, the time allowed by Saul to David for the execution of this exploit.

1 Samuel 18:26 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Samuel 18:26 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Samuel 18:26 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Samuel 18:26 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:26 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Samuel 18:26 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:26 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Samuel 18:26 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:26 - The Biblical Illustrator

1 Samuel 18:26 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Samuel 18:26 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Samuel 18:26 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:26 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes