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 Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but ^(C)let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”

²⁸ Please forgive ^(A)the transgression of your maidservant; for ^(B)the Lord will certainly make for my lord an 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.