1-samuel 18:18
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
American King James Version (AKJV)
And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
American Standard Version (ASV)
And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
Basic English Translation (BBE)
And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?
Webster's Revision
And David said to Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?
World English Bible
David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"
English Revised Version (ERV)
And David said unto Saul, Who am I, and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
Barnes's 1-samuel 18:18 Bible Commentary
What is my life - i. e., condition, or means of living (Proverbs 27:27 margin).
Wesley's 1-samuel 18:18 Bible Commentary
18:18 What is my life - How little is my life worth, that by the exposing of that to some hazard, I should purchase a king's daughter!In these expressions David sheweth not only his humility, but also his wisdom, in discovering so deep a sense of his own meanness, that Saul might see how far he was from aspiring at the kingdom.