![]() But the second reason was really the more important of the two. First, it would surely boost Saul’s popularity among the people as well, being seen close to heroes tends to do that, after all. And so, Saul figures, as all good kings would, that if he brings David into the family, that would be a good thing on two fronts. King Saul finds out that his daughter has it bad for David, who was a hero of the people at this point in the story. This is the first thing we learn about Michal’s character, but sadly as we shall see, sometimes love, even of the fiercest kind, can be misplaced.Īs we continue on in the book of 1 Samuel, we see the story of Michal and David progress. She loved David so much as to be remembered strongly for just that. She loves David so strongly that she defies every expectation of proper conduct in scripture. That is the strength with which this secondary character is first introduced to us. When the person writing about them begins to talk about who originally had eyes for whom, it is always the man who first loves the woman. There are even some examples of lovers where things turn out well, but with all of the examples in the entire book, there is one commonality. There is Samson and Delilah and Ahab and Jezebel. In the Bible, there are a number of stories about love. She is the daughter of a man named Saul, the first king of the Israelites, and the first time you meet her, you are told only one thing about her that she is madly in love with a young man named David ( 1 Samuel 18:17-30). You can find her story in the books of First and Second Samuel. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.One of my favourite people in the Bible, is a secondary, fade into the background character, named Michal. ![]() Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king's son in law. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!īut the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, whom she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth and the five sons of Michal the daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the Meholathite: ![]() ![]() Then David returned to bless his household. Now the sons of Saul were Jonathan, and Ishui, and Melchishua: and the names of his two daughters were these the name of the firstborn Merab, and the name of the younger Michal:Īnd David said unto Michal, It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD. Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.Īnd he said, Well I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul's daughter, when thou comest to see my face.Īnd as the ark of the LORD came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing before the LORD and she despised him in her heart.Īnd it came to pass, as the ark of the covenant of the LORD came to the city of David, that Michal the daughter of Saul looking out at a window saw king David dancing and playing: and she despised him in her heart. So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.Īnd Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.Īnd Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.Īnd Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him. Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.Īnd David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul's son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines. And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go why should I kill thee?īut Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
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