9. Therefore, Saul did not regard David with a good eye, from that day and thereafter.
10. Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.
11. And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.
12. And Saul feared David, because the Lord was with him, but he had withdrawn from Saul.
13. Therefore, Saul sent him away from himself, and he made him tribune over one thousand men. And he entered and departed in the sight of the people.
14. Also, David acted prudently in all his ways, and the Lord was with him.
15. And so, Saul saw that he was exceedingly prudent, and he began to be wary of him.
16. But all of Israel and Judah loved David. For he entered and departed before them.
17. And Saul said to David: "Behold, my elder daughter, Merab. I will give her to you as wife. Only be a valiant man, and fight the wars of the Lord." Now Saul was considering within himself, saying, "Let not my hand be upon him, but let the hands of the Philistines be upon him."
18. Then David said to Saul, "Who am I, and what is my life, and what is my father's kinship within Israel, that I should be the son-in-law of the king?"