1 Samuel 18:19

19 Así que,
cuando llegó el momento para que Saúl le diera su hija Merab en matrimonio a David, Saúl se la dio a Adriel, un hombre de Mehola.

1 Samuel 18:19 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:19

But it came to pass, at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter,
should have been given to David
Either when the giving of her to him was talked of, or when the time fixed for her marriage was come:

that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife:
Saul either having in reality never designed she should be given to David, only proposed it to please the people, or to affront David, and expose him to shame and confusion by the step he meant to take, or however he soon changed his mind; though Abarbinel's notion is, that the young lady had disposed of herself to this person without her father's knowledge, which seems not likely; the person she was given to was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, ( 2 Samuel 21:8 ) ; and some have observed, as the curse of God on this match, that all her sons were delivered to the Gibeonites, and hanged up, as related in the same place; for though these sons are said to be brought up by Michal, they were bore by Merab to him.

1 Samuel 18:19 In-Context

17 David se casa con la hija de Saúl
Cierto día, Saúl le dijo a David:
—Estoy listo para darte a mi hija mayor, Merab, por esposa. Pero antes deberás demostrar que eres un guerrero de verdad al pelear las batallas del Señor
.
Pues Saúl pensó: «Voy a enviar a David contra los filisteos y dejar que ellos lo maten, en vez de hacerlo yo mismo».

18 —¿Quién soy yo, y quién es mi familia en Israel para que yo sea el yerno del rey? —exclamó David—. ¡La familia de mi padre no es nadie!

19 Así que,
cuando llegó el momento para que Saúl le diera su hija Merab en matrimonio a David, Saúl se la dio a Adriel, un hombre de Mehola.

20 Mientras tanto, Mical, otra hija de Saúl, se había enamorado de David, y cuando Saúl se enteró se puso contento.

21 «¡Me da otra oportunidad para que los filisteos lo maten!», se dijo Saúl a sí mismo; pero a David le dijo:
—Hoy tienes una segunda oportunidad para llegar a ser mi yerno.