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David arose and went, he and his men, and killed two hundred men of the Philistines. Then David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him Michal his daughter as wife.
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1 Samuel 18:27 says David killed 200 Philistines and brought back their foreskins to Saul as the bride-price for Michal. 2 Samuel 3:14 quotes David himself claiming he paid 100 foreskins.
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1 Samuel 18:8-9 says Saul began to eye David with suspicion immediately after the women's song crediting David with greater slaughter than Saul — "Saul has slain his thousands and David his ten thousands." 1 Samuel 18:27-29 marks the turn after the foreskin bride-price, when "Saul became David's enemy continually."
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"1 Samuel 18:27 — Scripture Analysis" GEBible, https://gebible.app/analysis/verse/1-samuel/18/27?version=WEB (retrieved 26 August 2026).