King James Version
1 Samuel 18:17 KJV
“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. valiant: Heb. a son of valour”
Merab
1 Samuel 18 — Context
1 Samuel 18:16 — “But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.”
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. valiant: Heb. a son of valour”
1 Samuel 18:18 — “And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to...”