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I Samuel 18:17
“And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.”
King James Version (KJV)

🌐 I Samuel 18:17 in 8 Translations

King James Version (KJV)English
And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And Saul said to David, Behold, my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight Jehovah’s battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und Saul sprach zu David: Siehe, meine älteste Tochter Merab, die will ich dir zum Weibe geben; nur sei mir ein tapferer Mann und streite die Streite Jehovas! Saul aber dachte: Meine Hand soll nicht wider ihn sein, sondern die Hand der Philister soll wider ihn sein.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dijo Saúl á David: He aquí yo te daré á Merab mi hija mayor por mujer: solamente que me seas hombre valiente, y hagas las guerras de Jehová. Mas Saúl decía: No será mi mano contra él, mas la mano de los Filisteos será contra él.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E disse Saul a Davi: Eis que eu te darei a Merabe minha filha maior por mulher: somente que me sejas homem valente, e faças as guerras do SENHOR. Mas Saul dizia: Não será minha mão contra ele, mas a mão dos filisteus será contra ele.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Saul, então, disse a Davi: "Vê, aqui está Merabe minha filha mais velha. Eu a darei a ti como esposa. Tão somente sê corajoso e guerreia as batalhas de Yahweh". O raciocínio de Saul era: "Não caia sobre ele minhas mãos e, sim, a dos filisteus".

📖 I Samuel 18:17 in Context

15Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.
16But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?
19But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
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