- But all Israel and Judah loved David, and he went out and came in before them.
- Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife, only be a valiant man for me and fight the LORD'S battles " For Saul thought, "My hand shall not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him."
- But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life or my father's family in Israel, that I should be the king's son-in-law?"
- So it came about at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.
- Now Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David. When they told Saul, the thing was agreeable to him.
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- But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.
- Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you in marriage; only serve me bravely and fight the battles of the LORD." For Saul said to himself, "I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!"
- But David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my family or my father's clan in Israel, that I should become the king's son-in-law?"
- So when the time came for Merab, Saul's daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
- Now Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.
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