Write a method that merges two array lists, alternating elements from both array lists

public static void main(String[] args) {
    int[] first = { 1, 4, 9, 16 };
    int[] second = { 9, 7, 4, 9, 11 };
    int[] merge = new int[first.length + second.length];
    int j = 0, k = 0, l = 0;
    int max = Math.max(first.length, second.length);
    for (int i = 0; i < max; i++) {
        if (j < first.length)
            merge[l++] = first[j++];
        if (k < second.length)
            merge[l++] = second[k++];
    }
    System.out.println(Arrays.toString(merge));
}

Output: 1 9 4 7 9 4 16 9 11