1 Samuel 18:17

18:17 ¹ Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior ²  for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 18:2

18:2 Saul retained David ³  on that day and did not allow him to return to his father’s house.

1 Samuel 11:14

11:14 Samuel said to the people, “Come on! Let’s go to Gilgal and renew the kingship there.”

1 Samuel 12:9

12:9 “But they forgot the Lord their God, so he gave ⁴  them into the hand of Sisera, the general in command of Hazor’s ⁵  army, ⁶  and into the hand of the Philistines and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

[18:17]  ¹ tc Much of the ms evidence for the LXX lacks vv. 17-19.

[18:17]  ² tn Heb “son of valor.”

[18:2]  ³ tn Heb “him”; the referent (David) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

[12:9]  ⁴ tn Heb “sold” (so KJV, NASB, NIV, NRSV); NAB “he allowed them to fall into the clutches of Sisera”; NLT “he let them be conquered by Sisera.”

[12:9]  ⁵ map For location see Map1 D2; Map2 D3; Map3 A2; Map4 C1.

[12:9]  ⁶ tn Heb “captain of the host of Hazor.”