1 Samuel 18:17-30 - ESV Bible - Then Saul said to David, "Here is my elder...

David Marries Michal

17 Then Saul said to David, "Here is ¹my elder daughter Merab. ²I will give her to you for a wife. Only be valiant for me ³and fight the LORD's battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be against him, ⁴but let the hand of the Philistines be against him."

18 And David said to Saul, ⁵"Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?"

19 But at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to ⁶Adriel the ⁷Meholathite for a wife.

20 Now ⁸Saul's daughter Michal ⁹loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

21 Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may ¹⁰be a snare for him ¹¹and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time,^a¹²"You shall now be my son-in-law."

22 And Saul commanded his servants, "Speak to David in private and say, 'Behold, the king has delight in you, and all his servants love you. Now then become the king's son-in-law.'"

23 And Saul's servants spoke those words in the ears of David. And David said, ¹³"Does it seem to you a little thing to become the king's son-in-law, since I am a poor man and have no reputation?"

24 And the servants of Saul told him, "Thus and so did David speak."

25 Then Saul said, "Thus shall you say to David, 'The king desires no ¹⁴bride-price except a hundred foreskins of the Philistines, ¹⁵that he may be avenged of the king's enemies.'"¹⁶Now Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

26 And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. ¹⁷Before the time had expired,

27 David arose and went, ¹⁸along with his men, and killed two hundred of the Philistines. ¹⁹And David brought their foreskins, which were given in full number to the king, that he might become the king's son-in-law. And Saul gave him his daughter Michal for a wife.

28 But when Saul saw and knew that ²⁰the LORD was with David, ²¹and that Michal, Saul's daughter, loved him,

29 Saul was even more afraid of David. So Saul was David's enemy continually.

30 ²²Then the princes of the Philistines came out to battle, and as often as they came out ²³David had more success than all the servants of Saul, so that his name was highly esteemed.

Almeida Atualizada (Portuguese) AA

1 Samuel 18:17 Pelo que Saul disse a Davi: Eis que Merabe, minha filha mais velha, te darei por mulher, contanto que me sejas filho valoroso, e guerreies as guerras do Senhor. Pois Saul dizia consigo: Não seja contra ele a minha mão, mas sim a dos filisteus.

King James Version KJV

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.

New King James Version NKJV

1 Samuel 18:17 Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord's battles." For Saul thought, "Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him."

Nova Versão Internacional NVIP

1 Samuel 18:17 Saul disse a Davi: “Aqui está a minha filha mais velha, Merabe. Eu a darei em casamento a você; apenas sirva-me com bravura e lute as batalhas do SENHOR”. Pois Saul pensou: “Não o matarei. Deixo isso para os filisteus!”

1 Samuel 18:17-30 ESV