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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• 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 older daughter Merab; I will give her to you as a wife. Only be valiant for me, and fight the Lord’s battles.” For Saul thought, “Let my hand not be against him, but let the hand of the Philistines be against him.” 18So David said to Saul, “Who am I, and what is my life or my father’s family in Israel, that I should be son-in-law to the king?” 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. 20Now Michal, Saul’s daughter, loved David. And they told Saul, and the thing pleased him. 21So Saul said, “I will give her to him, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him.” Therefore Saul said to David a second time, “You shall be my son-in-law today.”

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 21:8So the king took Armoni and Mephibosheth, the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bore to Saul, and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite;
• Judges 7:22When the three hundred blew the trumpets, the Lord set every man’s sword against his companion throughout the whole camp; and the army fled to Beth Acacia, 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