1 Samuel 18:17 BBE

¹⁵  And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.

¹⁶  But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

¹⁷  And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

¹⁸  And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?

¹⁹  But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.