1 Samuel
Chapters 18:11-17
Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version
11but Saul had a spear in his hand. He thought, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” Saul threw the spear twice, but David jumped out of the way both times.
12The Lord had left Saul and was now with David, so Saul was afraid of David.
13Saul sent David away and made him a commander over 1000 soldiers. This put David out among the men even more as they went into battle and returned.
14The Lord was with David, so he was successful in everything.
15Saul saw how successful David was and became even more afraid of him.
16But all the people in Israel and Judah loved David because he was out among them and led them into battle.
17One day Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter, Merab. I will let you marry her. Then you will be like a son to me and you will be a real soldier. Then you will go and fight the Lord’S battles.” Saul was really thinking, “Now I won’t have to kill David. I will let the Philistines kill him for me.”