I Samuel 18:16
The Scripture
(16) But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Jonathan loved David as his own soul and made a covenant with him, giving him his robe and armor, while the women's song praising David above Saul provoked the king's jealousy. Saul repeatedly tried to kill David and eventually gave him his daughter Michal in marriage, hoping the dangerous bride price of Philistine foreskins would cause David's death.
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I Samuel 18:5Luke 19:48Luke 20:19Numbers 27:17II Samuel 5:2I Kings 3:7
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