1 Samuel 18:17-20

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[a] 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 10

  • 1. 1 Samuel 17:25
  • 2. S Genesis 29:26
  • 3. S Numbers 21:14; 1 Samuel 25:28
  • 4. ver 25; 1 Samuel 20:33
  • 5. S Exodus 3:11; S 1 Samuel 9:21; 2 Samuel 7:18
  • 6. ver 23
  • 7. 2 Samuel 21:8
  • 8. S Judges 7:22
  • 9. ver 28; S Genesis 29:26
  • 10. ver 29

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