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1 Samuel 18:16-18
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 18:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 But (A)all Israel and Judah loved David, for he would go out to battle and [a]return [b]before them.
17 Then Saul said to David, “(B)Here is my older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife, only be a valiant man for me and fight (C)the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “My hand shall not be against him, but (D)let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” 18 But David said to Saul, “(E)Who am I, and who is my family, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be the king’s son-in-law?”
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- 1 Samuel 18:16 Lit come in
- 1 Samuel 18:16 Or leading them
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