1 Samuel 18:28
in 1 Samuel 18When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
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ASV
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah 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.
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This verse in 1 Samuel 18
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David
on 1 Samuel 18:28-29
Saul sees plainly what the chapter has said three times, that the LORD is with David, and the seeing hardens his fear into settled policy. Verse 29 states the change precisely, "from then on Saul was David’s enemy," a move from fits of jealousy to a fixed course. Gill reads the shift as the difference between a feeling and a decision.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
1 And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul. 2 And Saul took him that day, and would let him go no more home to his father's house. 3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
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The words behind it
11 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּ֤רְא | vaiyar' | and he saw | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| שָׁאוּל֙ | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| וַיֵּ֔דַע | vaiyeda' | and he knew | H3045 → | 945 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | [was] with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| דָּוִ֑ד | david | David | H1732 → | 999 times |
| וּמִיכַ֥ל | umikhal | and Michal | H4324 → | 18 times |
| בַּת־ | bat- | [the] daughter of | H1323 → | 588 times |
| שָׁא֖וּל | shaul | Saul | H7586 → | 402 times |
| אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃ | ʾahevathu | she loved him | H157 → | 211 times |
וַיַּ֤רְאand he saw
vaiyar'H7200 →1300 times
שָׁאוּל֙Saul
shaulH7586 →402 times
וַיֵּ֔דַעand he knew
vaiyeda'H3045 →945 times
כִּ֥יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עִם־[was] with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
דָּוִ֑דDavid
davidH1732 →999 times
וּמִיכַ֥לand Michal
umikhalH4324 →18 times
בַּת־[the] daughter of
bat-H1323 →588 times
שָׁא֖וּלSaul
shaulH7586 →402 times
אֲהֵבַֽתְהוּ׃she loved him
ʾahevathuH157 →211 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Revelation 3:9Look at those who belong to the synagogue of Satan, who claim to be Jews but are liars instead. I will make them come and bow down at your feet, and they will know…
it leads to
- Isaiah 60:14
The sons of your oppressors will come and bow down to you; all who reviled you will fall facedown at your feet and call you the City of the LORD, Zion of the Holy…
- Revelation 2:9
I know your affliction and your poverty—though you are rich! And I am aware of the slander of those who falsely claim to be Jews, but are in fact a synagogue of Satan.
- Isaiah 49:23
Kings will be your foster fathers, and their queens your nursing mothers. They will bow to you facedown and lick the dust at your feet. Then you will know that I am the LORD;…
- Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge…
- Isaiah 60:14
Through
Genesis 30:27But Laban replied, “If I have found favor in your eyes, please stay. I have learned by divination that the LORD has blessed me because of you.”
it leads to
- Genesis 26:24
and that night the LORD appeared to him and said, “I am the God of your father Abraham. Do not be afraid, for I am with you. I will bless you and multiply your…
- Isaiah 61:9
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.
- Acts 7:10
and rescued him from all his troubles. He granted Joseph favor and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt, who appointed him ruler over Egypt and all his household.
- Ruth 2:13
“My lord,” she said, “may I continue to find favor in your eyes, for you have comforted and spoken kindly to your maidservant, though I am not like one of your servant girls.”
- Genesis 26:24
Where this verse is studied
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About 1 Samuel

Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
- PersonUnited MonarchyDavidSecond king of united Israel, shepherd-turned-monarch, ancestor of the Messiah, and traditional author of many Psalms.
- PersonUnited monarchySaulIsrael's first king, head and shoulders above the people; began in humility, ended in rejection — sparing what God devoted, consul…
This page draws on Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
