1 Samuel 18:23

King James Version (KJV)

And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Translations

1 Samuel 18:23 - Amplified Bible

Saul's servants told those words to David. David said, Does it seem to you a light thing to be a king's son-in-law, seeing I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:23 - American Standard Version

And Sauls servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be the kings son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:23 - Bible in Basic English

And Saul's servants said these things to David. And David said, Does it seem to you a small thing to be the king's son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, of no great name?

1 Samuel 18:23 - Darby Bible

And Saul`s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, Is it a light thing in your eyes to be the king`s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:23 - English Standard Version

And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, "Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?"

1 Samuel 18:23 - King James Version

And Saul's servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king's son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:23 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y los siervos de Saùl hablaron estas palabras a oìdos de David. Pero David dijo: ¿Os parece poca cosa llegar a ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de poca estima?

1 Samuel 18:23 - The Message

The king’s servants told all this to David, but David held back. "What are you thinking of? I can’t do that. I’m a nobody; I have nothing to offer."

1 Samuel 18:23 - New American Standard Bible

So Saul's servants spoke these words to David. But David said, "Is it trivial in your sight to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and lightly esteemed?"

1 Samuel 18:23 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Asì que los siervos de Saùl hablaron estas palabras a oìdos de David. Pero David dijo: "¿Les parece poca cosa llegar a ser yerno del rey, siendo yo un hombre pobre y de poca estima?"

1 Samuel 18:23 - World English Bible

Saul`s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, Seems it to you a light thing to be the king`s son-in-law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

1 Samuel 18:23 - Young's Living Translation

And the servants of Saul speak in the ears of David these words, and David saith, `Is it a light thing in your eyes to be son-in-law to the king -- and I a poor man, and lightly esteemed?`

1 Samuel 18:23 - Additional Comments

I expect David was suspicious, as he knew (and only he and Saul knew) that Saul had already twice tried to kill David.

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