1 Samuel 18:10-19 - Saul Attempts To Kill David
10 {On} [the] next day, the evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. Now David was playing [the lyre] with his hand on [that] day {as usual}, and the spear was in Saul's hand. 11 Then Saul hurled the spear and thought, "{I will pin David to the wall}." But David eluded him twice.
12 {Now Saul was threatened by the presence of David} because Yahweh was with him, but had departed from Saul. 13 So Saul removed him {from his presence}, and made him commander of a thousand, {so he marched in and out at the front of the army}. 14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh [was] with him, 15 but when Saul saw that he [was] very successful, {he was severely threatened by him}. 16 However, all of Israel and Judah [were] loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them. 17 Then Saul said to David, "Here [is] my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as [your] wife. Only be {a brave warrior} for me and fight the battles of Yahweh." For Saul thought, "My hand will not be against him, but let the hand of [the] Philistines be against him."
18 But David said to Saul, "Who [am] I, and [who are] my relatives, the clan of my father in Israel, that I should be a son-in-law to the king?" 19 {But} at the time Saul's daughter Merab [was] to be given to David, she was given [instead] to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.