1 Samuel 18:20

The thing pleased him - It partly relieved him from the charge of breaking his faith.

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²⁰ And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.d

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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1 Samuel 18:20