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.
Pero cuando llegó el momento de que Merab, la hija de Saúl, fuera dada en matrimonio a David, en su lugar fue entregada como esposa a Adriel de Mehola.
Saúl no cumplió su promesa de dar a su hija Merab en matrimonio a David, sino que la casó con otro hombre.
📚 Contexto Histórico
King Saul had previously promised his daughter in marriage to whoever could defeat Goliath, which David did. However, Saul was becoming increasingly jealous of David's popularity and success, and began looking for ways to break his promises and distance himself from David. Arranged marriages were common political tools in ancient times, used to form alliances between families and tribes.
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