^{7 Ref} And the women, answering one another in their song, said, Saul has put to death his thousands and David his tens of thousands.

^{8 Ref} And Saul was very angry and this saying was unpleasing to him; and he said, They have given David credit for tens of thousands, and to me for only thousands: what more is there for him but the kingdom?

^{9 Ref} And from that day Saul was looking with envy on David.

^{10 Ref} Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.

^{11 Ref} And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.

^{12 Ref} And Saul went in fear of David, because the Lord was with David and had gone away from Saul.

^{13 Ref} So Saul sent him away, and made him a captain over a thousand; and he went about his business before the people.

^{14 Ref} And in all his undertakings David did wisely; and the Lord was with him.

^{15 Ref} And when Saul saw how wisely he did, he was in fear of him.

^{16 Ref} But David was loved by all Israel and Judah, for he went out and came in before them.

^{17 Ref} And Saul said to David, Here is my oldest daughter Merab, whom I will give you for your wife: only be strong for me, fighting in the Lord's wars. For Saul said, Let it not be through me that his fate comes to him, but through the Philistines.

^{18 Ref} And David said to Saul, Who am I, and what is my father's family in Israel, that I am to be son-in-law to the king?

^{19 Ref} But when the time came to give Merab, Saul's daughter, to David, she was given to Adriel of Meholath.

^{20 Ref} And Saul's daughter Michal was in love with David: and Saul had word of it and was pleased.

^{21 Ref} And Saul said, I will give her to him, so that she may be a cause of danger to him, and so that the hands of the Philistines may be against him. So Saul said to David, Today you are to become my son-in-law for the second time.