1 Samuel 18:21-23

Expanded Bible

²¹ He thought, “I will ·let her marry [^Lgive her to] David. ·Then […so that] she will be a ·trap [snare] for him, and the ·Philistines will defeat him [^Lhand of the Philistines will be against him].” So Saul said to David ·a second time, “You may [You have a second chance to] become my son-in-law.”

²² And Saul ordered his servants to talk with David ·in private [secretly] and say, “Look, the king ·likes [is delighted with] you. His servants love you. You should ·be [become] his son-in-law.”

²³ Saul’s servants said these words ·to [^Lin the ears of] David, but David answered, “Do you think it is ·easy [^La small/trivial thing] to become the king’s son-in-law? I am poor and ·unimportant [have no position/reputation; ^CDavid cannot afford to pay the expected dowry].”