1 Samuel 18:16-18

New King James Version

¹⁶ But ^(A)all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.

David Marries Michal

¹⁷ Then Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab; ^(B)I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight ^(C)the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, ^(D)“Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

¹⁸ So David said to Saul, ^(E)“Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?”