When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him,
Parallel translations
- WEB Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
- KJV And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.
- BSB When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
- NKJV Thus Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him;
- NASB When Saul saw and realized that the Lord was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,
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Quick answer
Saul recognizes that the Lord is with David and that even his own daughter Michal loves him.
Overview
Saul perceives clearly what he refuses to accept: God's favor rests on David, just as Samuel had announced when the Spirit departed from Saul. Rather than submit to the Lord's will, Saul hardens against it. The text underscores that the world's enmity against God's chosen one persists even in the face of undeniable evidence of divine blessing.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- 1 Sam 24:20Now, behold, I know that you will surely be king, and that the kingdom of Israel will be established in your hand.
- 1 Sam 26:25Then Saul said to David, “You are blessed, my son David. You will both do mightily, and will surely prevail.” So David went his way, and Saul returned to his place.
- Gen 39:3His master saw that Yahweh was with him, and that Yahweh made all that he did prosper in his hand.
- Gen 37:8–11His brothers said to him, “Will you indeed reign over us? Or will you indeed have dominion over us?” They hated him all the more for his dreams and for his words.
- Gen 30:27Laban said to him, “If now I have found favor in your eyes, stay here, for I have divined that Yahweh has blessed me for your sake.”
- Rev 3:9Behold, I give some of the synagogue of Satan, of those who say they are Jews, and they are not, but lie. Behold, I will make them to come and worship before your feet, and to know that I have loved you.
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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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