The price for the bride of King David is to kill 200 Philistine: in the Bible
The price for the bride of King David is two hundred Philistine foreskins
The cruelest price for a bride throughout the history of mankind
Saul"s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.
Saul said to David, "Now you have an opportunity to become my son-in-law."
Now, what was the suggested price for the bride of Saul"s daughter Michal (the fore coming wife of David?
Saul said to his servants, "Say to David, "The king (Saul) wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies." "Saul"s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.
However, David was more generous in offering that amazing price for his bride!
David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented the full number to the king so that he might become the king"s son-in-law.
Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
Some serious questions about this Cruel story:
1) Was the life of 200 human beings equivalent to the price of a bride?
2) Why God Love did not condemn this cruel incident?
3) Is this an antihuman evil deed or what?
4) Is this a mass-murder terrorist occasion or what?
5) Had King David no mercy to kill 200 human beings, while one 100 was sufficient, as the price of his bride; and also to cut off their foreskins after killing them!
6) Does the life of the Philistines deserve nothing since the time of King David?
7) Are not they human beings?
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1 Samuel 18:22-27 in different versions of the Bible:
New International Version (NIV)
22 Then Saul ordered his attendants: "Speak to David privately and say, "Look, the king is pleased with you, and his attendants all like you; now become his son-in-law."
23 They repeated these words to David. But David said, "Do you think it is a small matter to become the king"s son-in-law? I"m only a poor man and little known."
24 When Saul"s servants told him what David had said, 25 Saul replied, "Say to David, "The king wants no other price for the bride than a hundred Philistine foreskins, to take revenge on his enemies." "Saul"s plan was to have David fall by the hands of the Philistines.
26 When the attendants told David these things, he was pleased to become the king"s son-in-law. So before the allotted time elapsed,
27 David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented the full number to the king so that he might become the king"s son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
King James Version (KJV)
22And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king"s son in law.
23And Saul"s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king"s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?
24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.
25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king"s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.
26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king"s son in law: and the days were not expired.
27Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king"s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
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The price for the bride of King David is to kill 200 Philistine: in the Quran
There is no such story in the Noble Quran.
However, King David is mentioned many times in the Noble Quran as for example:
In the verse 38:17, Allah, exalted is He says:
Bear O Muhammad with what they say in your rejection, and remember Our bondman David; He says: mention to them the event of Our slave David, the one of fortitude, the lord of might who had strength for our worship.
He was obedient, always engaged in the worship of Allah.
Lo! He was ever turning in repentance towards Allah,
Indeed he was a penitent [soul]; always returning to what pleases Allah.
According to the Noble Quran, it is a very big unforgiving sin to say or to believe in anything that dishonors any Prophet.
King David was a great Prophet who is very well respected and beloved.
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However, what the Western Media would have said if the Quran was the book which mentions this CRUEL story? What names they have given the Quran in such case?
Back to the main issue of my series of articles; this is my question to you smart readers: "Is the Quran quoted from the Bible?"