^{7 Ref} and the women answer -- those playing, and say, `Saul hath smitten among his thousands, And David among his myriads.'

^{8 Ref} And it is displeasing to Saul exceedingly, and this thing is evil in his eyes, and he saith, `They have given to David myriads, and to me they have given the thousands, and more to him `is' only the kingdom;'

^{9 Ref} and Saul is eyeing David from that day and thenceforth.

^{10 Ref} And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness `from' God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin `is' in the hand of Saul,

^{11 Ref} and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

^{12 Ref} And Saul is afraid of the presence of David, for Jehovah hath been with him, and from Saul He hath turned aside;

^{13 Ref} and Saul turneth him aside from him, and appointeth him to himself head of a thousand, and he goeth out an cometh in, before the people.

^{14 Ref} And David is in all his ways acting wisely, and Jehovah `is' with him,

^{15 Ref} and Saul seeth that he is acting very wisely, and is afraid of him,

^{16 Ref} and all Israel and Judah love David when he is going out and coming in before them.

^{17 Ref} And Saul saith unto David, `Lo, my elder daughter Merab -- her I give to thee for a wife; only, be to me for a son of valour, and fight the battles of Jehovah;' and Saul said, `Let not my hand be on him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.'

^{18 Ref} And David saith unto Saul, `Who `am' I? and what my life -- the family of my father in Israel -- that I am son-in-law to the king?'

^{19 Ref} And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife.

^{20 Ref} And Michal daughter of Saul loveth David, and they declare to Saul, and the thing is right in his eyes,

^{21 Ref} and Saul saith, `I give her to him, and she is to him for a snare, and the hand of the Philistines is on him;' and Saul saith unto David, `By the second -- thou dost become my son-in-law to-day.'