People of the Bible
Michal
Family
- Father
- Saul
- Mother
- Ahinoam
- Partner
- David, Phaltiel
- Brothers and sisters
- Abinadab, Ish-bosheth, Jonathan, Malchi-shua, Merab
- Half-brothers and sisters
- Armoni, Mephibosheth
Easton’s Bible Dictionary
Rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul’s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Sam. 14:49, 50). “Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his conduct, she fell in love with David and became his wife” (18:20-28). She showed her affection for him by promoting his escape to Naioth when Saul sought his life (1 Sam. 19:12-17. Comp. Ps. 59. See TERAPHIM). After this she did not see David for many years. Meanwhile she was given in marriage to another man, Phalti or Phaltiel of Gallim (1 Sam. 25:44), but David afterwards formally reclaimed her as his lawful wife (2 Sam. 3:13-16). The relation between her and David soon after this was altered. They became alienated from each other. This happened on that memorable day when the ark was brought up in great triumph from its temporary resting-place to the Holy City. In David’s conduct on that occasion she saw nothing but a needless humiliation of the royal dignity (1 Chr. 15:29). She remained childless, and thus the races of David and Saul were not mixed. In 2 Sam. 21:8 her name again occurs, but the name Merab should probably be here substituted for Michal (comp. 1 Sam. 18:19).
From M. G. Easton, Illustrated Bible Dictionary (1893), in the public domain.
Named in 16 verses
- 1 Samuel
- 14:49, 18:20, 18:27, 18:28, 19:11, 19:12, 19:13, 19:17, 25:44
- 2 Samuel
- 3:13, 3:14, 6:16, 6:20, 6:21, 6:23
- 1 Chronicles
- 15:29
The family, dates and events on this page come from Theographic, a knowledge graph of the Bible by Robert Rouse, used and shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. It is a work in progress, and its dates follow one reconstruction of biblical chronology among several. The dictionary article above is separately in the public domain.