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1 Samuel 18:17 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 18 · verse 17 · King James Version
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.1 Samuel 18:17 · King James Version
1 Samuel 18:17 in context
15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17And 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.
18And 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?
19But 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.
Key words (Strong's)
- daughterbatha daughterH1323 →
- valiantbêna son , in the widest sense , etc.)H1121 →
- valiantchayilprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resourcesH2428 →
- DavidDâvidDavid, the youngest son of JesseH1732 →
- eldergâdôwlgreatH1419 →
- MerabMêrâbMerab, a daughter of SaulH4764 →
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