²⁵ Now the Israelites had been saying, “Do you see how this man keeps coming out? He comes out to defy Israel. The king will give great wealth to the man who kills him. He will also give him his daughter^(A) in marriage and will exempt his family from taxes^(B) in Israel.”

²³ They repeated these words to David. But David said, “Do you think it is a small matter to become the king’s son-in-law?^(A) I’m only a poor man and little known.”