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David brings the foreskins of the Philistines, and Saul gives him Michal as wife

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1 Samuel 18:20–27: Michal, Saul’s daughter, loves David; and they tell Saul, and the thing pleases him. The text goes on, “Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul says to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.” Saul commands his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’” Saul’s servants speak those words in the ears of David. David says, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?” The servants of Saul tell Saul, saying, “David spoke like this.” Saul says, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” The text adds, “Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.” When his servants tell David these words, it pleases David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline, David arises and goes, he and his men, and kills two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brings their foreskins, and the text goes on, “they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law.” Then Saul gives him Michal his daughter as wife. The Korean Revised Version has 다시 (again) inside Saul’s words at 18:21, and at 18:27 has David present the foreskins in full number to the king (수대로 왕께 드려).

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1SA 18:20–27, engwebp
²⁰Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
²¹Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
²²Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”
²³Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
²⁴The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
²⁵Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
²⁶When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
²⁷David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
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Michal — Took part in — David brings the foreskins of the Philistines, and Saul gives him Michal as wife

Evidence: 1 Samuel 18:20–27
Saul (son of Kish) — Took part in — David brings the foreskins of the Philistines, and Saul gives him Michal as wife

Evidence: 1 Samuel 18:20–27
David — Took part in — David brings the foreskins of the Philistines, and Saul gives him Michal as wife

Evidence: 1 Samuel 18:20–27

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Entry: David brings the foreskins of the Philistines, and Saul gives him Michal as wife (event-1sa-18-michal-given-to-david)
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Current wording: 1 Samuel 18:20–27: Michal, Saul’s daughter, loves David; and they tell Saul, and the thing pleases him. The text goes on, “Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul says to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.” Saul commands his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’” Saul’s servants speak those words in the ears of David. David says, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?” The servants of Saul tell Saul, saying, “David spoke like this.” Saul says, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” The text adds, “Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.” When his servants tell David these words, it pleases David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline, David arises and goes, he and his men, and kills two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brings their foreskins, and the text goes on, “they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law.” Then Saul gives him Michal his daughter as wife. The Korean Revised Version has 다시 (again) inside Saul’s words at 18:21, and at 18:27 has David present the foreskins in full number to the king (수대로 왕께 드려).
Cited evidence: 1SA 18:20–27, engwebp
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