s did all the people, and
that he was desirous of his affinity by the marriage of this damsel. To
which he gave this answer:--"Seemeth it to you a light thing to be made
the king's son-in-law? It does not seem so to me, especially when I am
one of a family that is low, and without any glory or honor." Now
when Saul was informed by his servants what answer David had made, he
said,--"Tell him that I do not want any money nor dowry from him, which
would be rather to set my daughter to sale than to give her in marriage;
but I desire only such a son-in-law as hath in him fortitude, and all
other kinds of virtue," of which he saw David was possessed, and
that his desire was to receive of him, on account of his marrying his
daughter, neither gold nor silver, nor that he should bring such wealth
out of his father's house, but only some revenge on the Philistines, and
indeed six hundred of their heads, than which a more desirable or a more
glorious present could not be brought him, and that he had much rather
obtain this, than any of the accustomed dowries for his daughter, viz.
that she should be married to a man of that character, and to one who
had a testimony as having conquered his enemies.

3. When these words of Saul were brought to David, he was pleased with
them, and supposed that Saul was really desirous of this affinity with
him; so that without bearing to deliberate any longer, or casting about
in his mind whether what was proposed was possible, or was difficult
or not, he and his companions immediately set upon the enemy, and
went about doing what was proposed as the condition of the marriage.
Accordingly, because it was God who made all things easy and possible to
David, he slew many [of the Philistines], and cut off the heads of six
hundred of them, and came to the king, and by showing him these heads of
the Philistines, required that he might have his daughter in marriage.
Accordingly, Saul having no way of getting off his engagements, as
thinking it a base thing either to seem a liar when he promised him this
marriage, or to appear to have acted treacherously by him, in putting
him upon what was in a manner impossible, in order to have him slain, he
gave him his daughter in marriage: her name was Michal.

CHAPTER 11. How David, Upon Saul's Laying Snares For Him, Did Yet Escape
The Dangers He Was In By The Affection And Care Of Jonathan And The
Contrivances Of His Wife Michal: And How He Came To Samuel The