Whilst David is hiding for his life, Saul gave Michal as a wife to Palti, son of Laish, and David took several other wives, including Abigail. When Saul's messengers are searching for David in order to kill him, Michal secretly sends him away while pretending he is ill and laid up in bed. It is recorded that she chose the welfare of David over the wishes of her father. Their story is recorded in the Book of Samuel. ![]() Michal ( Hebrew: מיכל) was a daughter of Saul, king of Israel, who loved and became the wife of David, ( 1 Samuel 18:20-27) who later became king of Judah, and later still of the united Kingdom of Israel. ![]() "So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped". Gustave Doré, 1865, Michal helps young David escape. For other uses, see Michal (disambiguation).
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