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King James Bible - 1 Samuel 18:23

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:23

Y los criados de Saúl hablaron estas palabras a los oídos de David. Y David dijo: ¿Os parece a vosotros que es poco ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de ninguna estima?

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 23. And Saul’s servants spake these words in the ears of David , etc.] Those before related, which Saul commanded them to speak, which they delivered exactly according to their orders, with an audible voice, clearly, plainly, and distinctly, so that David might hear and understand them: and David said, seemeth it to you [a] light [thing] to be a king’s son in law ; a small a trifling matter, an easy thing to come into, every thing requisite to it: seeing that I [am] a poor man ; and not able to give a dowry suitable to the daughter of a king; it being usual in those times for a man to give a dowry to, and not receive a portion with a wife; and which also was the custom of the Germans, as Tacitus relates; and this was to be according to the rank and quality of the person married, and which in this case David was not equal to: and lightly esteemed ? not by the people of Israel and Judah, who loved him, as he was loved even by the servants of Saul, at least in profession; but by Saul himself, who had slighted him in giving his elder daughter to another man, when he had promised her to him, which was discouraging to David, and resented by him.

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 12-30 - For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviou towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitat this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisel in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of spirit nothing wrong in our conduct? Opposition and perverseness in others will not excuse wrong tempers in us, but should increase our care, an attention to the duties of our station. Consider Him that endure contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be weary and faint in your minds, Heb 12:3. If David magnified the honour of being son-in-la to king Saul, how should we magnify the honour of being sons to the King of kings __________________________________________________________________

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Original Hebrew

וידברו 1696 עבדי 5650 שׁאול 7586 באזני 241 דוד 1732 את 853 הדברים 1697 האלה 428 ויאמר 559 דוד 1732 הנקלה 7043 בעיניכם 5869 התחתן 2859 במלך 4428 ואנכי 595 אישׁ 376 רשׁ 7326 ונקלה׃ 7034