1Sa 18:25-27 | TSK | e4.org | dowry , ; but an hundred That is, Thou shalt slay one hundred Philistines, and thou shalt produce their foreskins as a proof, not only that thou hast killed one hundred men, but that these are of the uncircumcised Philistines. foreskins , ; ; to be avenged thought ;

‏ 1 Samuel 18:25-27

dowry Gen 29:18, Gen 34:12; Exod 22:16-17

but an hundred That is, Thou shalt slay one hundred Philistines, and thou shalt produce their foreskins as a proof, not only that thou hast killed one hundred men, but that these are of the uncircumcised Philistines.

foreskins 1Sam 17:26, 1Sam 17:36; Gen 17:11-14; Josh 5:3

to be avenged 1Sam 14:24

thought 1Sam 18:17; 2Sam 17:8-11

the days 1Sam 18:21

expired Heb. fulfilled

his men 1Sam 18:13

slew Judg 14:19; 2Sam 3:14

two hundred men The Septuagint has only εκατον ανδπας, one hundred men; and as Saul covenanted for a hundred, as David himself says (2Sam 3:14), that he espoused Michal for a hundred, it is very probable that this is the true reading.