1 Samuel 18:18-23

Lexham English Bible

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?”