Demand a high dowry and an expensive gift, and I will give you whatever you ask. Only give me the girl as my wife!" Cross References Genesis 34:11 Then Shechem said to Dinah's father and brothers, "Grant me this favor, and I will give you whatever you ask. Genesis 34:13 But because Shechem had defiled their sister Dinah, Jacob's sons answered him and his father Hamor deceitfully. Exodus 22:17 If her father absolutely refuses to give her to him, the man still must pay an amount comparable to the bridal price of a virgin. 1 Samuel 18:23 But when Saul's servants relayed these words to David, he replied, "Does it seem trivial in your sight to be the son-in-law of the king? I am a poor man and lightly esteemed." 1 Samuel 18:25 Saul replied, "Say to David, 'The king desires no other dowry but a hundred Philistine foreskins as revenge on his enemies.'" But Saul intended to cause David's death at the hands of the Philistines. Treasury of Scripture Ask me never so much dowry and gift, and I will give according as you shall say to me: but give me the damsel to wife. Ask me. dowry. Genesis 24:53 Genesis 29:18 Genesis 31:41 |