1 SAMUEL 18:27 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Wherefore 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.”
And when his servants told Saul the words that David spoke, Saul said, Thus shall you say to David — Saul's response presents the marriage without the customary bride-price (*mohar*). The removal of financial obligation on David's part eliminates the normal exchange that would obligate David to the king; instead, Saul proposes an extraordinary arrangement: the bride-price will be paid in Philistine foreskins, *cento orlot Philishtim*.
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