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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 wife.
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Saul's Broken Promise
Commentators suggest Saul's decision to give his daughter Merab to another man was not random but a sign of his deteriorating character. They attribute it to his 'capricious wavering nature' and 'jealousy' of David, or possibly a desire for the larger bride price Adriel could offer. This act was a deliberate and public breaking of his promise to David.
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1 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Adriel the Meholathite - The five sons of this marriage perished at the hands of the Gibeonites (as noted in a marginal reference), where we…
19th Century
Anglican
She was given to Adriel. —Saul’s capricious wavering nature, so painfully prominent in the last part of his reign, displayed itsel…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But it came to pass, at the time when Merab, Saul's daughter , should have been given to David
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