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9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.
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And from that time on Saul kept a close eye on David.
10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.
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The next day an evil 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 Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
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and he hurled it, saying to himself, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.
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Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.
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So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led the troops in their campaigns.
14 And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him.
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In everything he did he had great success, because the LORD was with him.
15 Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
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When Saul saw how successful he was, he was afraid of him.
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
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But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in their campaigns.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
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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 And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
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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 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
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So when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
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