³ Then his father and mother said to him, “Is there no woman among the daughters of ^(A)your brethren, or among all my people, that you must go and get a wife from the ^(B)uncircumcised Philistines?”

And Samson said to his father, “Get her for me, for ^[a]she pleases me well.”

²⁶ Then David spoke to the men who stood by him, saying, “What shall be done for the man who kills this Philistine and takes away ^(A)the reproach from Israel? For who is this ^(B)uncircumcised Philistine, that he should ^(C)defy the armies of ^(D)the living God?”

³⁶ Your servant has killed both lion and bear; and this uncircumcised Philistine will be like one of them, seeing he has defied the armies of the living God.”

^4 (A)Then Saul said to his armorbearer, “Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest ^(B)these uncircumcised men come and thrust me through and ^[a]abuse me.”

But his armorbearer would not, ^(C)for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and ^(D)fell on it.

²⁶ Egypt, Judah, Edom, the people of Ammon, Moab, and all who are in the ^(A)farthest corners, who dwell in the wilderness. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and all the house of Israel are ^(B)uncircumcised in the heart.”