KJV King James Version
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
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1 Samuel 18:19
But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah.
WEB World English Bible
But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife.
ASV American Standard Version
But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 18
16 But all Israel and Judah loved David, because he went out and came in before them.
17 And Saul said to David, Behold my elder daughter Merab, her will I give thee to wife: only be thou valiant for me, and fight the LORD’S battles. For Saul said, Let not mine hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.
18 And David said unto 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?
19 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul’s daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife.
20 And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
21 And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in [the one of] the twain.
22 And Saul commanded his servants, [saying], Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.
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וַיְהִ֗יH1961 · ha.yahto beבְּעֵ֥תH6256 · ettimeתֵּ֛תH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מֵרַ֥בH4764 · me.ravMerabבַּת־H1323 · batdaughterשָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulלְדָוִ֑דH1732 · da.vidDavidוְהִ֧יאH1931 · huhe/she/itנִתְּנָ֛הH5414 · na.tanto give: giveלְעַדְרִיאֵ֥לH5741 · ad.ri.elAdrielהַמְּחֹלָתִ֖יH4259 · me.cho.la.tiMeholathiteלְאִשָּֽׁה׃H802 · ish.shahwoman
Cross-references
Judges 7:22And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man’s sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, [and] to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath.2 Samuel 21:8But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite:Judges 14:20But Samson’s wife was [given] to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.
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