And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
Parallel translations
- WEB The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
- BSB And the servants told Saul what David had said.
- NKJV And the servants of Saul told him, saying, “In this manner David spoke.”
- NASB Then Saul’s servants reported to him, saying, “These are the words David spoke.”
- NLT When Saul’s men reported this back to the king,
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Quick answer
The servants report David's humble words back to Saul. The exchange advances Saul's plan to set a costly, dangerous condition.
Overview
Saul's servants relay David's self-deprecating response to the king. The report gives Saul the opening to propose a bride-price that he hopes will lead to David's death. The narrative steadily unfolds Saul's plot, even as David's humble words show no awareness of the danger being prepared for him.
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The rise of the anointed king after Israel's failed first choice points to the true Anointed One (Messiah means 'anointed'), the shepherd-king after God's own heart from Bethlehem.
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