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1 Samuel 18:17

Then Saul said to David, "Here is my older daughter Merab. I'll give her to you as your wife. Just be brave for me and fight the LORD's battles." But Saul was thinking, "I don't need to raise my own hand against him. Let the Philistines do it."

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