1 Samuel 18:18 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father’s clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

NIV: But David said to Saul, 'Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king's son-in-law?'

NASB: But David said to Saul, 'Who am I, and who is my family, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?'

CSB: Then David responded, "Who am I, and what is my family or my father's clan in Israel that I should become the king's son-in-law? "

NLT: Who am I, and what is my family in Israel that I should be the king’s son-in-law?' David exclaimed. 'My father’s family is nothing!'

KJV: And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?

NKJV: So David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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