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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?
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The Reality of Poverty
Commentators explain that David's response, "I am a poor man," was not false modesty but a statement of fact. In that culture, a groom was expected to pay a significant dowry for a bride, especially a princess. David, despite his military success, came from a family of modest means and genuinely lacked the wealth required for such a high-status marriage, making him question the offer's sincerity.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
A poor man and lightly esteemed — Compare to Psalm 119:141. He was poor and therefore unable to pay a sufficient dowry (see [Reference 1 Sam…
19th Century
Anglican
I am a poor man. — David dwells upon this fact of his utter inability to give the expected costly offering for the princess. He evidently …
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Saul's servants spoke these words in the ears of David , &c.] Those before related, which Saul commanded them to…
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