1 Samuel 18:10-20

10 The next day an evil[a] spirit from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand
11 and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
12 Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.
14 In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him.
15 When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.
17 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!”
18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my clan in Israel, that I should become the king’s son-in-law?”
19 So[b] when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal was in love with David, and when they told Saul about it, he was pleased.

Cross References 26

  • 1. S Judges 9:23; S 1 Samuel 16:14
  • 2. S 1 Samuel 10:5
  • 3. 1 Samuel 16:21; 1 Samuel 19:7
  • 4. S 1 Samuel 17:6
  • 5. ver 25; 1 Samuel 20:7,33
  • 6. 1 Samuel 19:10
  • 7. Psalms 132:1
  • 8. ver 29; ver 15,29
  • 9. 1 Samuel 16:13
  • 10. Joshua 1:5; 1 Samuel 17:37; 1 Samuel 20:13; 1 Chronicles 22:11; 1 Samuel 28:15
  • 11. S Judges 16:20
  • 12. ver 16; Numbers 27:17
  • 13. 2 Samuel 5:2
  • 14. S Genesis 39:3
  • 15. S Genesis 39:2; S Numbers 14:43; 2 Samuel 7:9; Genesis 39:2,23; Joshua 6:27; 1 Samuel 16:18
  • 16. 2 Samuel 5:2; ver 5
  • 17. 1 Samuel 17:25
  • 18. S Genesis 29:26
  • 19. S Numbers 21:14; 1 Samuel 25:28
  • 20. ver 25; 1 Samuel 20:33
  • 21. S Exodus 3:11; S 1 Samuel 9:21; 2 Samuel 7:18
  • 22. ver 23
  • 23. 2 Samuel 21:8
  • 24. S Judges 7:22
  • 25. ver 28; S Genesis 29:26
  • 26. ver 29

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