1 Samuel 18:17 YLT

¹⁵  and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

¹⁶  and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.

¹⁷  And Saul saith unto David, 'Lo, my elder daughter Merab -- her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, 'Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

¹⁸  And David saith unto Saul, 'Who 'am' I? and what my life -- the family of my father in Israel -- that I am son-in-law to the king?'

¹⁹  And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.