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1 Samuel 18:17-20
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 18:17-20
New American Standard Bible
17 Then Saul said to David, “(A)Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife, only be a valiant man for me and fight (B)the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but (C)let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” 18 But David said to Saul, “(D)Who am I, and who is my family, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” 19 So it came about at the time that Merab, Saul’s daughter, was to be given to David, that she was given instead to (E)Adriel (F)the Meholathite as a wife.
David Marries Saul’s Daughter
20 Now (G)Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. When they informed Saul, the thing was pleasing [a]to him.
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- 1 Samuel 18:20 Lit in his sight
1 Samuel 18:17-20
New International Version
1 Samuel 18:17-20
New International Version
17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter(A) Merab. I will give her to you in marriage;(B) only serve me bravely and fight the battles(C) of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,(D) “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”
18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I,(E) and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?(F)” 19 So[a] when the time came for Merab,(G) Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.(H)
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal(I) was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.(J)
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- 1 Samuel 18:19 Or However,
1 Samuel 18:17-20
King James Version
1 Samuel 18:17-20
King James Version
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 And David said unto Saul, 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?
19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
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