1 Samuel 18:28
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New International Version (©2011)
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

New Living Translation (©2007)
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and how much his daughter Michal loved him,

English Standard Version (©2001)
But when Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
When Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved him,

International Standard Version (©2012)
As Saul continued to observe, he realized that the LORD was with David and that Saul's daughter Michal loved him.

NET Bible (©2006)
When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

American King James Version
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

American Standard Version
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul saw, and understood that the Lord was with David. And Michol the daughter of Saul loved him.

Darby Bible Translation
And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

English Revised Version
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David; and Michal Saul's daughter loved him.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

World English Bible
Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul seeth and knoweth that Jehovah is with David, and Michal daughter of Saul hath loved him,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

18:12-30 For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely 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, and attention to the duties of our station. Consider Him that endured 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-law to king Saul, how should we magnify the honour of being sons to the King of kings!

Pulpit Commentary

Verses 28, 29. - The failure of his evil purpose, and the knowledge that Michal loved her husband, and would protect him against his intrigues, and that the marriage had brought rank and influence to David, made Saul hate him all the more bitterly, because he could not now openly put to death one so closely connected with him.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David,.... This he perceived by the favour he gave him among men, by overruling all the steps Saul took to do him hurt, for his good, and in giving him success in all that he engaged in; the Targum is,"that the Word of the Lord was for the help of David:"

and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him; and therefore could entertain no hope of making use of her as an instrument of his ruin, but, on the contrary, would, out of her great affection to her husband, betray the designs of her father against him, and do all she could to preserve him.

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David Marries Michal
…27Why David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife. 28And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. 29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

1 Samuel 18:20 Now Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.
1 Samuel 18:27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
1 Samuel 18:29 Saul became still more afraid of him, and he remained his enemy the rest of his days.