1 Samuel 18:10-19 - Saul Attempts To Kill David

¹⁰ And, when it came to pass, on the morrow, that a superhuman spirit of sadness came suddenly upon Saul, and he was moved to raving in the midst of the house, - and, David, began playing with his hand, as he had done day by day, that a spear being in Saul's hand, ¹¹ Saul hurled the spear, and said to himself - I will smite David, even to the wall! But David moved round from before him, twice.

¹² And Saul feared because of David, - for Yahweh was with him, whereas, from Saul, he had departed. ¹³ So Saul removed him from him, and appointed him to be for him the captain of a thousand, - and he went out and came in before the people. ¹⁴ And it came to pass that David, in all his ways, acted prudently, - and, Yahweh, was with him. ¹⁵ And, when Saul saw that, he, was acting very prudently, he was afraid of him. ¹⁶ But, all Israel and Judah, were in love with David, - for he was going out and coming in before them. ¹⁷ So then Saul said unto David - Lo! my elder daughter Merab, her, will I give thee to wife, only, approve thyself unto me as a son of valour and fight the battles of Yahweh. Saul, however, had said to himself - Let not, my own hand, be upon him, but let, the hand of the Philistines, be upon him.

¹⁸ And David said unto Saul - Who am, I, or who are my kinsfolk, the family of my father, in Israel, - that I should become son-in-law, to the king? ¹⁹ But it came to pass, within the time for giving Merab daughter of Saul to David, that, she, was given to Adriel the Meholathite, to wife.