1 Samuel · Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
1 Samuel 18 Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
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1 Cuando David terminó de hablar con Saúl, Jonatán se sintió profundamente unido a David y lo amó como a sí mismo.
1 When he had finished speaking to Saul, the soul of Jonathan was knit with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
2 Desde aquel día Saúl mantuvo a David a su servicio y no le permitió volver a la casa de su padre.
2 Saul took him that day, and wouldn’t let him go home to his father’s house any more.
3 Jonatán hizo un pacto con David porque lo amaba como a sí mismo.
3 Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because he loved him as his own soul.
4 Jonatán se quitó el manto que llevaba y se lo dio a David. También le dio su ropa de guerra, su espada, su arco y su cinturón.
4 Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was on him and gave it to David with his clothing, even including his sword, his bow, and his sash.
5 David cumplía con sabiduría cualquier misión que Saúl le daba. Por eso Saúl lo puso al mando de sus hombres de guerra. Esto agradó a todo el pueblo y también a los servidores de Saúl.
5 David went out wherever Saul sent him, and behaved himself wisely; and Saul set him over the men of war. It was good in the sight of all the people, and also in the sight of Saul’s servants.
6 Cuando el ejército regresaba después de que David había matado al filisteo, las mujeres salieron de todas las ciudades de Israel para recibir a David. Cantaban y bailaban con alegría al son de instrumentos musicales.
6 As they came, when David returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, the women came out of all the cities of Israel, singing and dancing, to meet King Saul with tambourines, with joy, and with instruments of music.
7 Las mujeres cantaban unas a otras: Saúl mató a sus miles, y David a sus decenas de miles.
7 The women sang to one another as they played, and said, “Saul has slain his thousands, and David his ten thousands.”
8 Saúl se enojó mucho, porque no le gustó aquella canción. Dijo: A David le dan crédito por decenas de miles, y a mí solo por miles. ¡Ya solo falta que le den el reino!
8 Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him. He said, “They have credited David with ten thousands, and they have only credited me with thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?”
9 Desde aquel día Saúl miró a David con envidia.
9 Saul watched David from that day and forward.
10 Al día siguiente, un espíritu maligno de parte de Dios vino con fuerza sobre Saúl, y él comenzó a profetizar dentro de su casa. David tocaba música como acostumbraba, mientras Saúl tenía su lanza en la mano.
10 On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
11 Saúl levantó la lanza pensando: Voy a clavar a David contra la pared. Pero David escapó de él dos veces.
11 and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.
12 Saúl tenía miedo de David porque el Señor estaba con David y se había apartado de Saúl.
12 Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and had departed from Saul.
13 Por eso Saúl alejó a David de su presencia y lo puso al mando de mil hombres. David dirigía al pueblo cuando salían y regresaban.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from his presence, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
14 David actuaba con sabiduría en todo lo que hacía, y el Señor estaba con él.
14 David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and Yahweh was with him.
15 Cuando Saúl vio con cuánta sabiduría actuaba David, le tuvo aún más miedo.
15 When Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he stood in awe of him.
16 Pero todo Israel y Judá amaban a David porque él los dirigía cuando salían y regresaban.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David; for he went out and came in before them.
17 Saúl dijo a David: Te daré como esposa a mi hija mayor, Merab. Solo debes servirme con valor y pelear las guerras del Señor. Pero Saúl pensaba: No quiero matarlo yo mismo. Que lo maten los filisteos.
17 Saul said to David, “Behold, my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight Yahweh’s battles.” For Saul said, “Don’t let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him.”
18 David respondió a Saúl: ¿Quién soy yo, y qué importancia tiene mi familia en Israel, para que yo llegue a ser yerno del rey?
18 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?”
19 Pero cuando llegó el momento de entregar a Merab, hija de Saúl, como esposa a David, ella fue dada a Adriel de Mehola.
19 But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
20 Mical, hija de Saúl, estaba enamorada de David. Cuando Saúl se enteró, le agradó la noticia.
20 Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David; and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 Saúl pensó: Se la daré para que sea una trampa para él y para que los filisteos puedan matarlo. Entonces Saúl dijo a David: Hoy tienes una segunda oportunidad de llegar a ser mi yerno.
21 Saul said, I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall today be my son-in-law.”
22 Saúl ordenó a sus servidores: Hablen en secreto con David y díganle: Mira, el rey está contento contigo y todos sus servidores te aprecian. Ahora acepta ser yerno del rey.
22 Saul commanded his servants, “Talk with David secretly, and say, ‘Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now therefore be the king’s son-in-law.’”
23 Los servidores de Saúl dijeron estas palabras a David. Él respondió: ¿Les parece poca cosa llegar a ser yerno del rey? Yo soy pobre y poco importante.
23 Saul’s servants spoke those words in the ears of David. David said, “Does it seem to you a light thing to be the king’s son-in-law, since I am a poor man and little known?”
24 Los servidores informaron a Saúl de lo que David había dicho.
24 The servants of Saul told him, saying, “David spoke like this.”
25 Saúl respondió: Díganle a David que el rey no quiere ningún precio por la novia. Solo quiere cien prepucios de filisteos para vengarse de sus enemigos. Saúl esperaba que David muriera a manos de los filisteos.
25 Saul said, “Tell David, ‘The king desires no dowry except one hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies.’” Now Saul thought he would make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26 Cuando los servidores dijeron esto a David, a él le agradó la idea de llegar a ser yerno del rey. Antes de que terminara el plazo,
26 When his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son-in-law. Before the deadline,
27 David y sus hombres salieron y mataron a doscientos filisteos. David llevó sus prepucios y entregó al rey la cantidad completa para llegar a ser su yerno. Entonces Saúl le dio a su hija Mical como esposa.
27 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.
28 Saúl comprendió que el Señor estaba con David y que todo Israel lo amaba.
28 Saul saw and knew that Yahweh was with David; and Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved him.
29 Entonces Saúl tuvo aún más miedo de David y siguió siendo su enemigo cada día.
29 Saul was even more afraid of David; and Saul was David’s enemy continually.
30 Los jefes de los filisteos continuaron saliendo a la guerra. Cada vez que salían, David tenía más éxito que todos los demás servidores de Saúl, y su nombre llegó a ser muy respetado.
30 Then the princes of the Philistines went out; and as often as they went out, David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Adriel
Adriel of Meholah, son of Barzillai the Meholathite, who received Saul's daughter Merab in marriage and fathered five sons who were handed over to the Gibeonites.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 18:19; 2 Samuel 21:8
David
The shepherd who became Israel's greatest king and a man after God's own heart.
Cited in the guide: 1 Sam. 16 - 1 Kings 2; 2 Sam. 7; 1 Chron. 2:15; Matt. 1:6
Jonathan
Saul's noble son and David's devoted friend, who died beside his father at Gilboa.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 14; 1 Samuel 18:1-4; 2 Samuel 1
Merab
Saul's firstborn daughter, offered to David in marriage but given to Adriel of Meholah; five sons she bore to Adriel were later handed over to the Gibeonites (some manuscripts…
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 14:49; 1 Samuel 18:17; 1 Samuel 18:19
Michal
Saul's daughter who loved David and became his first wife amid her father's schemes.
Cited in the guide: 1 Samuel 18:20-27; 2 Samuel 6:16-23
Cross references (29)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Proverbs 18:24; 1 Samuel 20:17; 2 Samuel 1:26; 1 Samuel 18:3; Colossians 2:2
- 2 1 Samuel 17:15; 1 Samuel 16:21–23
- 3 1 Samuel 20:42; 1 Samuel 20:8–17; 2 Samuel 21:7; 2 Samuel 9:1–3; 1 Samuel 23:18
- 4 Genesis 41:42; Esther 6:8–9; Isaiah 61:10; Luke 15:22; 2 Corinthians 5:21
- 5 1 Samuel 18:30; 1 Samuel 18:14–15; Colossians 4:5; Acts 7:10; Ephesians 5:17
- 6 Judges 11:34; Exodus 15:20; Psalm 68:25; Jeremiah 31:11–13
- 7 1 Samuel 21:11; Exodus 15:21; 1 Samuel 29:5; Psalm 24:7–8
- 8 1 Samuel 15:28; Proverbs 13:10; Esther 3:5; James 4:5; 1 Samuel 20:31
- 9 Ephesians 4:27; James 5:9; Genesis 4:5–6; Genesis 31:2; Matthew 20:15
- 10 2 Thessalonians 2:11; 1 Kings 18:29; 1 Samuel 19:9; Acts 16:16; 1 Samuel 16:14–16
- 11 1 Samuel 20:33; Isaiah 54:17; John 8:59; Psalm 37:32–33; Luke 4:30
- 12 1 Samuel 18:15; 1 Samuel 18:29; 1 Samuel 16:13–14; 1 Samuel 28:15; 1 Samuel 16:18
- 13 2 Samuel 5:2; Psalm 121:8; 1 Samuel 18:16–17; 1 Samuel 22:7; 1 Samuel 8:12
- 14 Genesis 39:23; Joshua 6:27; 1 Samuel 16:18; Matthew 28:20; Genesis 39:2–3
- 15 Colossians 4:5; Daniel 6:4–5; Psalm 112:5; James 1:5; James 3:17
- 16 1 Samuel 18:5; 2 Samuel 5:2; 1 Kings 3:7; Numbers 27:17; Luke 20:19
- 17 1 Samuel 17:25; 1 Samuel 18:25; 1 Samuel 25:28; 1 Samuel 18:21; 1 Samuel 17:47
- 18 2 Samuel 7:18; 1 Samuel 9:21; 1 Samuel 18:23; Exodus 3:11; Ruth 2:10
- 19 Judges 7:22; 2 Samuel 21:8; Judges 14:20
- 20 1 Samuel 18:28
- 21 1 Samuel 18:17; Jeremiah 9:8; 1 Samuel 18:26; Exodus 10:7; 1 Samuel 19:11–12
- 22 Psalm 55:21; Psalm 36:1–3; 2 Samuel 13:28–29; Proverbs 29:12
- 23 Proverbs 14:20; Ecclesiastes 9:15–16; 1 John 3:1; Proverbs 19:6–7; Psalm 119:141
- 25 1 Samuel 14:24; 1 Samuel 18:17; Genesis 34:12; Exodus 22:16–17; Genesis 17:11–14
- 26 1 Samuel 18:21
- 27 2 Samuel 3:14; 1 Samuel 18:13; Judges 14:19
- 28 Genesis 39:3; 1 Samuel 26:25; Revelation 3:9; 1 Samuel 24:20; Genesis 37:8–11
- 29 Ecclesiastes 4:4; 1 John 3:12–15; James 2:19; 1 Samuel 18:12; Psalm 37:12–14
- 30 2 Samuel 11:1; 1 Samuel 18:5; Ephesians 5:15; Daniel 1:20; Psalm 119:99
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For when he was Saul, his name was derived from Saul: now Saul was a proud king; and in his reign he persecuted the humble David. So when he who was afterwards Paul, was Saul, he was proud, at that time a persecutor of the innocent, at that time a waster of the Church.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)