11 He threw the spear, thinking, “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David escaped from him twice.
12 The Lord was with David but had left Saul. So Saul was afraid of David.
13 He sent David away and made him commander of a thousand soldiers. So David led them in battle.
14 He had great success in everything he did because the Lord was with him.
15 When Saul saw that David was very successful, he feared David even more.
16 But all the people of Israel and Judah loved David because he led them well in battle.
17 Saul said to David, “Here is my older daughter Merab. I will let you marry her. All I ask is that you remain brave and fight the Lord’s battles.” Saul thought, “I won’t have to kill David. The Philistines will do that.”