12. Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with David but had left Saul.
13. Therefore, Saul reassigned David and made him commander over 1,000 men. David led the troops
14. and continued to be successful in all his activities because the Lord was with him.
15. When Saul observed that David was very successful, he dreaded him.
16. But all Israel and Judah loved David because he was leading their troops.
17. Saul told David, “Here is my oldest daughter Merab. I’ll give her to you as a wife, if you will be a warrior for me and fight the Lord’s battles.” But Saul was thinking, “My hand doesn’t need to be against him; let the hand of the Philistines be against him.”
18. Then David responded, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel that I should become the king’s son-in-law? ”