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1 Samuel 18:20 (CEV)

Saul had another daughter. Her name was Michal, and Saul found out that she was in love with David. This made Saul happy,

1 Samuel 18:21 (CEV)

and he thought, “I'll tell David he can marry Michal, but I'll set it up so that the Philistines will kill him.” He told David, “I'm going to give you a second chance to marry one of my daughters.”

1 Samuel 18:24 (CEV)

The officials went back to Saul and told him exactly what David had said.

Saul was hoping that the Philistines would kill David, and he told his officials to tell David, “The king doesn't want any silver or gold. He only wants to get even with his enemies. All you have to do is to bring back proof that you have killed 100 Philistines!”

1 Samuel 18:26 (CEV)

The officials told David, and David wanted to marry the princess. King Saul had set a time limit, and before it ran out,

1 Samuel 18:27 (CEV)

David and his men left and killed 200 Philistines. David brought back the proof that Saul had demanded and showed it to him, so he could marry Michal. Saul agreed to let David marry Michal.

1 Samuel 18:28 (CEV)

King Saul knew that she loved David, and he also realized that the Lord was helping David.

1 Samuel 18:29 (CEV)

But knowing those things made Saul even more afraid of David, and he was David's enemy for the rest of his life.

1 Samuel 18:30 (CEV)

The Philistine rulers kept coming to fight Israel, but whenever David fought them, he won. He was famous because he won more battles against the Philistines than any of Saul's other officers.

1 Chronicles 18:2 (CEV)

David also defeated the Moabites, and so they had to accept him as their ruler and pay taxes to him.

1 Chronicles 18:3 (CEV)

While King Hadadezer of Zobah was trying to gain control of the territory near the Euphrates River, David met him in battle at Hamath and defeated him.

1 Chronicles 18:4 (CEV)

David captured 1,000 chariots, 7,000 chariot drivers, and 20,000 soldiers. And he crippled all but 100 of the horses.

1 Chronicles 18:5 (CEV)

When troops from the Syrian kingdom of Damascus came to help Hadadezer, David killed 22,000 of them.

1 Chronicles 18:6 (CEV)

Then David stationed some of his troops in Damascus, and the people there had to accept David as their ruler and pay taxes to him. Everywhere David went, the Lord helped him win battles.

1 Chronicles 18:7 (CEV)

Hadadezer's officers had carried gold shields, but David took these shields and brought them back to Jerusalem.

1 Chronicles 18:8 (CEV)

He also took a lot of bronze from the cities of Tibhath and Cun, which had belonged to Hadadezer. Later, Solomon used this bronze to make the large bowl called the Sea, and to make the pillars and other furnishings for the temple.

Psalms 1:1 (CEV)

God blesses those people who refuse evil advice and won't follow sinners or join in sneering at God.

Psalms 1:2 (CEV)

Instead, they find happiness in the Teaching of the Lord , and they think about it day and night.

Psalms 1:3 (CEV)

They are like trees growing beside a stream, trees that produce fruit in season and always have leaves. Those people succeed in everything they do.

Psalms 1:4 (CEV)

That isn't true of those who are evil— they are like straw blown by the wind.

Psalms 1:5 (CEV)

Sinners won't have an excuse on the day of judgment, and they won't have a place with the people of God.

Psalms 1:6 (CEV)

The Lord protects everyone who follows him, but the wicked follow a road that leads to ruin.

Acts 18:1 (CEV)

Paul left Athens and went to Corinth,