1 Samuel 18:16
David's Success and Saul's Jealousy
1 Samuel 18:16
But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
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1 Samuel 18:15
Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
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1 Samuel 18:17
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD'S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.