1 Samuel 17:25

17:25 The men of Israel said, “Have you seen this man who is coming up? He does so 1  to defy Israel. But the king will make the man who can strike him down very wealthy! He will give him his daughter in marriage, and he will make his father’s house exempt from tax obligations in Israel.”

1 Samuel 18:17

18:17 2 Then Saul said to David, “Here’s my oldest daughter, Merab. I want to give her to you in marriage. Only be a brave warrior 3  for me and fight the battles of the Lord.” For Saul thought, “There’s no need for me to raise my hand against him. Let it be the hand of the Philistines!”

1 Samuel 18:27

18:27 when David, along with his men, went out 4  and struck down two hundred Philistine men. David brought their foreskins and presented all of them to the king so he could become the king’s son-in-law. Saul then gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.

1 tn Heb “he is coming up.”

2 tc Much of the ms evidence for the LXX lacks vv. 17-19.

3 tn Heb “son of valor.”

4 tn Heb “arose and went.”