Zebul said to him, &#8220;Where now are your bragging words,<n id="1" /> &#8216;Who is Abimelech that we should serve him?&#8217; Are these not the men<n id="2" /> you insulted?<n id="3" /> Go out now and fight them!&#8221;

<n id="1" /><p class="bodytext">Then Saul said to David, &#8220;Here&#8217;s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior<n id="2" /> for me and fight the battles of the <sc>Lordsc>.&#8221; For Saul thought, &#8220;There&#8217;s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!&#8221;p>

<p class="bodytext">The king asked Ziba, &#8220;Why did you bring these things?&#8221;<n id="1" /> Ziba replied, &#8220;The donkeys are for the king&#8217;s family to ride on, the loaves of bread<n id="2" /> and the summer fruit are for the attendants to eat, and the wine is for those who get exhausted in the desert.&#8221;<n id="3" />