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 Jehovah's battles. For Saul said, Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hand of the Philistines be upon him.

³³ And Saul cast his spear at him to smite him; whereby Jonathan knew that is was determined of his father to put David to death.