When Saul's plan to have his son Ishbaal fight Goliath yields disastrous results, Saul offers a bounty and his daughter's hand in marriage to any man who defeats Goliath; Rizpah's origins are revealed; David's older brother inadvertently helps him.
David devises a plan to marry Michal instead of Merav; Ishbal seeks out Eliab to find out more about David; Ahinoam is angry about David humiliating Merav; Saul pledges his faithfulness to Ahimoam.