1 Samuel 18:15-17

New American Standard Bible

¹⁵ When Saul saw that he was ^[a]very successful, he was afraid of him. ¹⁶ But ^(A)all Israel and Judah loved David, for he would go out to battle and ^[b]return ^[c]before them.

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