1 SAMUEL 18:30 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, after they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.”
And David arose and he and his men went and killed two hundred men of the Philistines, and David brought their foreskins in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law — David's *va'yikam David va'yatzet hu v'anshe* (David arose and went) transforms Saul's trap into an opportunity for demonstration of power. The *va'yak David et haphlishtem matayim ish*, killed two hundred men, doubles the requirement, an act of strategic excess that demonstrates both warrior prowess and commitment. The *va'yimla et mispar ha'orlot*, brought back all their foreskins, fulfills the grotesque demand in full, each trophy representing a life taken and a covenant victory won.
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