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18 But David said to Saul, “Who am I, and who are my relatives, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be a son-in-law to the king?” 19 But[a] at the time Saul’s daughter Merab was to be given to David, she was given instead to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.

20 Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, so they told Saul, and the matter pleased him.[b] 21 And Saul thought, “I will give her to him, so that she may be a snare for him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” So Saul said to David, “For a second time you can become my son-in-law today.” 22 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Speak to David in secret, saying, ‘Look, the king is pleased with you, and all his servants love you. So then, become a son-in-law of the king.’” 23 And Saul’s servants spoke these words to David privately.[c] But David said, “Is it insignificant in your sight[d] to become the son-in-law of the king, as I am a poor and lightly esteemed man?”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:19 Literally “And it happened”
  2. 1 Samuel 18:20 Literally “was right in his eyes”
  3. 1 Samuel 18:23 Literally “in the ears of David”
  4. 1 Samuel 18:23 Literally “in your eyes”