I Samuel 18:25
The Scripture
(25) And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king's enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
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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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Genesis 29:18Genesis 34:12Exodus 22:16Exodus 22:17I Samuel 17:26I Samuel 17:36Genesis 17:11Genesis 17:12Genesis 17:13Genesis 17:14Joshua 5:3I Samuel 14:24
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