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1 Samuel 18:17-19
Living Bible
1 Samuel 18:17-19
Living Bible
17 One day Saul said to David, “I am ready to give you my oldest daughter Merab as your wife. But first you must prove yourself to be a real soldier by fighting the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought to himself, “I’ll send him out against the Philistines and let them kill him rather than doing it myself.”
18 “Who am I that I should be the king’s son-in-law?” David exclaimed. “My father’s family is nothing!”
19 But when the time arrived for the wedding, Saul married her to Adriel, a man from Meholath, instead.
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