1 Samuel 18:19

1 Samuel 18:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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 International Version (NIV)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 King James Version (NKJV)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 Living Translation (NLT)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.

Context of 1 Samuel 18:19

17Then Saul said to David, "Here is my elder daughter Merab. I will give her to you for a wife. Only be valiant for me and fight the Lord's battles." For Saul thought, "Let not my hand be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him." 18And David said to Saul, "Who am I, and who are my relatives, my father's clan in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?" 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. 20Now Saul's daughter Michal loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21Saul thought, "Let me give her to him, that she may be a snare for him and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him." Therefore Saul said to David a second time, "You shall now be my son-in-law."

1 Samuel 18:19 word by word

וַיְהִ֗י בְּעֵ֥ת תֵּ֛ת אֶת־מֵרַ֥ב בַּת־שָׁא֖וּל לְדָוִ֑ד וְהִ֧יא נִתְּנָ֛ה לְעַדְרִיאֵ֥ל הַמְּחֹלָתִ֖י לְאִשָּֽׁה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• But it came to pass at the timeעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• when Merabמֵרָבmêrâb · MerabH4764
• Saul’sשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• should have been givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: give(marriage)H5414
• to Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• unto Adrielעַדְרִיאֵל‛adrîy'êl · AdrielH5741
• the Meholathiteמְחֹלָתִיmechôlâthîy · MeholathiteH4259
• to wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 18:19

• Judges 14:20And Samson's wife was given to his companion, who had been his best man.
• 2 Samuel 21:8The king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Merab the daughter of Saul, whom she bore to Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite;
• Judges 7:22When they blew the 300 trumpets, the Lord set every man's sword against his comrade and against all the army. And the army fled as far as Beth-shittah toward Zererah, as far as the border of Abel-meholah, by Tabbath.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18:19

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19Adriel the Meholathite - The five sons of this marriage perished by the hands of the Gibeonites (marginal reference), where we learn further that the name of Adriel‘s father, or ancestor, was Barzillai. His birth-place was Meholah, probably the same as Abel-Meholah. (See 1 Kings 19:16 note).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 12-30Verses 12-30 For a long time David was kept in continual apprehension of falling by the hand of Saul, yet he persevered in meek and respectful behaviour towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion, especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitate this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisely in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of spirit, nothing wrong in our…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19So: Or But. Either David did not accept the offer, or Saul did not keep his promise.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 18:19

• Adriel
• Armies
• Character
• David
• Humility
• Instability
• Jealousy
• Malice
• Meholathite
• Merab
• Prudence

In the dictionaries

• David
• Adriel
• Ascribe
• Avoid
• Kingdom
• Michal
• Soul
• Stripling
• Tabret
• Valiant

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings