17. Saul said to David, "Behold, my elder daughter MERAB, I will give her to you as wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight The LORD's battles." For Saul said, "Don't let my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be on him."

18. David said to 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?"