Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version So when the time came for Merab, Saul’s daughter, to be given to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah. New Living Translation So when the time came for Saul to give his daughter Merab in marriage to David, he gave her instead to Adriel, a man from Meholah. English Standard Version But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. Berean Standard Bible So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah. King James Bible But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. New King James Version But it happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. New American Standard Bible So it came about at the time that Merab, Saul’s daughter, was to be given to David, that she was given instead to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. NASB 1995 So it came about at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. NASB 1977 So it came about at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. Legacy Standard Bible So it happened at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. Amplified Bible But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was [instead] given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. Christian Standard Bible When it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. Holman Christian Standard Bible When it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. American Standard Version But it came to pass at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And it was the time to give Nadab, daughter of Shaul, to David, and she was given to Azreil, who was of Mekhula, as a wife Contemporary English Version But when the time came for David to marry Saul's daughter Merab, Saul told her to marry Adriel from the town of Meholah. Douay-Rheims Bible And it came to pass at the time when Merob the daughter of Saul should have been given to David, that she was given to Hadriel the Molathite to wife. English Revised Version But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. GOD'S WORD® Translation But when the time came to give Saul's daughter Merab to David, she was married to Adriel from Meholah. Good News Translation But when the time came for Merab to be given to David, she was given instead to a man named Adriel from Meholah. International Standard Version And when the time came to give Saul's daughter Merab to David, she was given as a wife to Adriel of Meholah. JPS Tanakh 1917 But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given unto Adriel the Meholathite to wife. Literal Standard Version And it comes to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she has been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. Majority Standard Bible So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah. New American Bible But when the time came for Saul’s daughter Merob to be given to David, she was given as wife to Adriel the Meholathite instead. NET Bible When the time came for Merab, Saul's daughter, to be given to David, she instead was given in marriage to Adriel, who was from Meholah. New Revised Standard Version But at the time when Saul’s daughter Merab should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as a wife. New Heart English Bible But it happened at the time when Merob, Saul's daughter, should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife. Webster's Bible Translation But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife. World English Bible But at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter, should have been given to David, she was given to Adriel the Meholathite as wife. Young's Literal Translation And it cometh to pass, at the time of the giving of Merab daughter of Saul to David, that she hath been given to Adriel the Meholathite for a wife. Additional Translations ... Context David Marries Michal…18And David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my family or my father’s clan in Israel, that I should become the son-in-law of the king?” 19So when it was time to give Saul’s daughter Merab to David, she was given in marriage to Adriel of Meholah. 20Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.… Cross References Judges 7:22 And when the three hundred rams' horns sounded, the LORD set all the men in the camp against one another with their swords. The army fled to Beth-shittah toward Zererah as far as the border of Abel-meholah near Tabbath. 2 Samuel 21:8 But the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons whom Rizpah daughter of Aiah had borne to Saul, as well as the five sons whom Merab daughter of Saul had borne to Adriel son of Barzillai the Meholathite. 1 Kings 19:16 You are also to anoint Jehu son of Nimshi as king over Israel and Elisha son of Shaphat from Abel-meholah to succeed you as prophet. Treasury of Scripture But it came to pass at the time when Merab Saul's daughter should have been given to David, that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife. Adriel Judges 14:20 But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend. 2 Samuel 21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: Meholathite Judges 7:22 And the three hundred blew the trumpets, and the LORD set every man's sword against his fellow, even throughout all the host: and the host fled to Bethshittah in Zererath, and to the border of Abelmeholah, unto Tabbath. Jump to Previous Adriel Daughter David Marriage Meholah Meholathite Merab Saul Saul's Time WifeJump to Next Adriel Daughter David Marriage Meholah Meholathite Merab Saul Saul's Time Wife1 Samuel 18 1. Jonathan befriends David5. Saul envies his praise 10. seeks to kill him in his fury 12. fears him for his good success 17. offers him his daughters for snare 23. David persuaded to be the king's son-in-law, 25. gives two hundred foreskins of the Philistines for Michal's dowry 28. Saul's hatred and David's glory increase (19) She was given unto Adriel.--Saul's capricious wavering nature, so painfully prominent in the last part of his reign, displayed itself in this sudden change of purpose. It may have been brought about owing to some great fit of jealousy of David; or possibly the large gifts in money or valuables offered by the wealthy Adriel for the princess's hand may have occasioned this arbitrary act of Saul. Such gifts to the father in return for the daughter's hand were customary. In the case of such a prize as the Princess Merab, the gift would doubtless have been very costly. David, who was comparatively a poor man, was of course unable to show such liberality; besides, the young hero looked, no doubt, upon the marriage as the fulfilment of the old promise to the victor in the combat with the giant. The marriage, however, of the daughter of King Saul and Adriel was consummated, and was disastrous in its consequences. They had five sons, and they fell victims to the blood revenge exacted by the Gibeonites from the family of Saul: the five hapless youths were "hanged" (we read in 2Samuel 21:9) "in the hill before the Lord." These three verses (17-19) are entirely omitted by the LXX., apparently because they failed to see any reason for Saul's sudden change of purpose.Verse 19. - Merab... was given unto Adriel. A large dower was doubtless offered to Saul in return for his daughter, and, as he had never wished David to have her, he proved untrue to his word. For the unhappy death of the sons of Merab and Adriel see 2 Samuel 21:8. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew So when it wasוַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be time בְּעֵ֥ת (bə·‘êṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular Strong's 6256: Time, now, when to give תֵּ֛ת (têṯ) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5414: To give, put, set Saul’s שָׁא֖וּל (šā·’ūl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 7586: Saul -- first king of Israel, also an Edomite and two Israelites daughter בַּת־ (baṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 1323: A daughter Merab מֵרַ֥ב (mê·raḇ) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 4764: Merab to David, לְדָוִ֑ד (lə·ḏā·wiḏ) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1732: David -- perhaps 'beloved one', a son of Jesse she וְהִ֧יא (wə·hî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person feminine singular Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are was given נִתְּנָ֛ה (nit·tə·nāh) Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set in marriage לְאִשָּֽׁה׃ (lə·’iš·šāh) Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female to Adriel לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל (lə·‘aḏ·rî·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5741: Adriel -- 'my help is God', son-in-law of Saul of Meholah. הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י (ham·mə·ḥō·lā·ṯî) Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 4259: Meholathite -- inhabitants of Abel-meholah Links 1 Samuel 18:19 NIV1 Samuel 18:19 NLT 1 Samuel 18:19 ESV 1 Samuel 18:19 NASB 1 Samuel 18:19 KJV 1 Samuel 18:19 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 18:19 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 18:19 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 18:19 French Bible 1 Samuel 18:19 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 18:19 But it happened at the time when (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |