1 Samuel 18:17

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 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 17:25

The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father's house exempt from tax obligations in Israel."

1 Samuel 18:25

Saul replied, "Here is what you should say to David: 'There is nothing that the king wants as a price for the bride except a hundred Philistine foreskins, so that he can be avenged of his enemies.'" (Now Saul was thinking that he could kill David by the hand of the Philistines.)

1 Samuel 25:28

Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the Lord will certainly establish the house of my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord. May no evil be found in you all your days!

1 Samuel 18:21

Saul said, "I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law."

1 Samuel 17:47

and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord's, and he will deliver you into our hand."

Numbers 21:14

This is why it is said in the Book of the Wars of the Lord, "Waheb in Suphah and the wadis, the Arnon

Numbers 32:20

Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

Numbers 32:27

but your servants will cross over, every man armed for war, to do battle in the Lord's presence, just as my lord says."

Numbers 32:29

Moses said to them: "If the Gadites and the Reubenites cross the Jordan with you, each one equipped for battle in the Lord's presence, and you conquer the land, then you must allot them the territory of Gilead as their possession.

Deuteronomy 17:7

The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.

2 Samuel 11:15

In the letter he wrote: "Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed."

2 Samuel 12:9

Why have you shown contempt for the word of the Lord by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.

Psalm 12:2

People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.

Psalm 55:21

His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

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Summary

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.

Bible References

Her will i give

1 Samuel 17:25
The men of Israel said, "Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father's house exempt from tax obligations in Israel."
Psalm 12:2
People lie to one another; they flatter and deceive.
Psalm 55:21
His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

The lord's

1 Samuel 17:47
and all this assembly will know that it is not by sword or spear that the Lord saves! For the battle is the Lord's, and he will deliver you into our hand."
1 Samuel 25:28
Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the Lord will certainly establish the house of my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord. May no evil be found in you all your days!
Numbers 32:20
Then Moses replied, "If you will do this thing, and if you will arm yourselves for battle before the Lord,

Let not mine

1 Samuel 18:21
Saul said, "I will give her to him so that she may become a snare to him and the hand of the Philistines may be against him." So Saul said to David, "Today is the second time for you to become my son-in-law."
Deuteronomy 17:7
The witnesses must be first to begin the execution, and then all the people are to join in afterward. In this way you will purge evil from among you.
2 Samuel 11:15
In the letter he wrote: "Station Uriah in the thick of the battle and then withdraw from him so he will be cut down and killed."
2 Samuel 12:9
Why have you shown contempt for the word of the Lord by doing evil in my sight? You have struck down Uriah the Hittite with the sword and you have taken his wife as your own! You have killed him with the sword of the Ammonites.

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