And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
And Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
WEB
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
YLT
And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,
DBT
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing was right in his sight.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy