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A king's daughter wanted to marry a man who the king disliked. He allowed the marriage on condition that the man obtained a dowry, thinking it would kill him to obtain it. The man brought back double the requested dowry. Who were the three people involved and what was the dowry?
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#40225. Asked by gmackematix. (Oct 21 03 9:29 PM)
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JaneofGaunt
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The only doubled dowry I can think of right now is that requested by King Saul for his daughter Michal from David - yew, 100 foreskins of the Philistines and David brought back 200.
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gmackematix
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Yew Jane but Yay! It's all there in the King James Bible 1 Samuel 8 (I'm not sure about the New English Bible).
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JaneofGaunt
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New Revised Standard Version - I Samuel 18: 20-27
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SOTHC
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To think that during the battle, they may not have been cut off if they had pulled back earlier.
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