17 Then Saul said to David, “(A)Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife, only be a valiant man for me and fight (B)the Lords battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but (C)let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

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17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter(A) Merab. I will give her to you in marriage;(B) only serve me bravely and fight the battles(C) of the Lord.” For Saul said to himself,(D) “I will not raise a hand against him. Let the Philistines do that!”

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28 Please forgive (A)the offense of your slave; for (B)the Lord will certainly make for my lord an [a]enduring house, because my lord is (C)fighting the battles of the Lord, and (D)evil will not be found in you all your days.

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  1. 1 Samuel 25:28 Or permanent

28 “Please forgive(A) your servant’s presumption. The Lord your God will certainly make a lasting(B) dynasty for my lord, because you fight the Lord’s battles,(C) and no wrongdoing(D) will be found in you as long as you live.

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