12. Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul.
13. So he kept David away. He made David captain of a regiment. David led the troops out ⌊to battle⌋ and back again.
14. He was successful in everything he undertook because the Lord was with him.
15. Saul noticed how very successful he was and became ⌊even more⌋ afraid of him.
16. Everyone in Israel and Judah loved David, because he led them in and out ⌊of battle⌋.
17. Finally, Saul said to David, “Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I will give her to you as your wife if you prove yourself to be a warrior for me and fight the Lord’s battles.” (Saul thought, “I must not lay a hand on him. Let the Philistines do that.”)