SEV Biblia, Chapter 18:19
Y venido el tiempo en que Merab, hija de Saúl, se había de dar a David, fue dada por mujer a Adriel meholatita.
John Gill's Bible Commentary
Ver. 19. But it came to pass, at the time when Merab, Saul’s daughter , should have been given to David , etc.] Either when the giving of her to him was talked of, or when the time fixed for her marriage was come: that she was given to Adriel the Meholathite to wife : Saul either having in reality never designed she should be given to David, only proposed it to please the people, or to affront David, and expose him to shame and confusion by the step he meant to take, or however he soon changed his mind; though Abarbinel’s notion is, that the young lady had disposed of herself to this person without her father’s knowledge, which seems not likely; the person she was given to was the son of Barzillai the Meholathite, ( 2 Samuel 21:8); and some have observed, as the curse of God on this match, that all her sons were delivered to the Gibeonites, and hanged up, as related in the same place; for though these sons are said to be brought up by Michal, they were bore by Merab to him.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 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 behaviou towards his persecutor. How uncommon is such prudence and discretion especially under insults and provocations! Let us inquire if we imitat this part of the exemplary character before us. Are we behaving wisel in all our ways? Is there no sinful omission, no rashness of spirit nothing wrong in our conduct? Opposition and perverseness in others will not excuse wrong tempers in us, but should increase our care, an attention to the duties of our station. Consider Him that endure contradiction of sinners against himself, lest ye be weary and faint in your minds, Heb 12:3. If David magnified the honour of being son-in-la to king Saul, how should we magnify the honour of being sons to the King of kings __________________________________________________________________
Original Hebrew
ויהי 1961 בעת 6256 תת 5414 את 853 מרב 4764 בת 1323 שׁאול 7586 לדוד 1732 והיא 1931 נתנה 5414 לעדריאל 5741 המחלתי 4259 לאשׁה׃ 802
