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

¹⁰ The next day, while David was playing the lyre as he had before, the evil spirit from the LORD attacked Saul, and he began to rave inside the house with a spear in his hand. ¹¹ Saul hurled it, thinking, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David escaped from him twice.

¹² Now Saul was afraid of David because the LORD was with him and had departed from Saul. ¹³ Saul removed David from his presence and made him an officer over a division of soldiers. So David led the troops in battle. ¹⁴ David was successful in all that he did, for the LORD was with him. ¹⁵ When Saul saw that David was highly successful, he feared him. ¹⁶ But all Israel and Judah loved David because he led them in battle. ¹⁷ Saul told David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I'll give her to you as a wife. Just be an excellent soldier for me and fight the LORD's battles." Now Saul told himself, "I won't harm him myself. Instead, I'll let the Philistines harm him."

¹⁸ David told Saul, "Who am I and what is my life or my father's family in Israel that I should be the king's son-in-law?" ¹⁹ And when the time came to give Saul's daughter Merab to David, she was given as a wife to Adriel of Meholah.