1 Samuel 18:17-19

Expanded Bible

Saul’s Daughter Marries David

¹⁷ Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will ·let you marry her [^Lgive her to you as a wife]. ·All I ask is that you remain [or But first you must show yourself] brave [^Lfor me] and fight the Lord’s battles.” Saul thought, “I won’t ·have to kill David [^Lraise a hand against him]. The Philistines will do that.”

¹⁸ But David answered Saul, saying, “Who am I? ·My family is not important enough [What is my father’s family in Israel…?] for me to become the king’s son-in-law.” ¹⁹ So, when the time ·came [should have come] for Saul’s daughter Merab to marry David, Saul gave her instead to Adriel of Meholah [^Las a wife].