2 Samuel 3:13
And he said—Good! I, will solemnise with thee a covenant,—but, one thing, must I ask of thee, saying—Thou shalt not see my face, except thou have brought in Michal, Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Genesis 44:23And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your youngest brother do come down with you, ye shall not again behold my face.
1 Samuel 18:20Then did Michal, Saul’s daughter, love David,—and it was told Saul, and the thing was right in his eyes.
1 Samuel 19:11And Saul sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to put him to death, in the morning! And Michal his wife told David, saying, If thou do not deliver thyself to-night, to-morrow, art thou to be put to death.
1 Chronicles 15:29And so it was that, when the ark of the covenant of Yahweh came in as far as the city of David,—and Michal daughter of Saul looked forth through the window, and saw King David, dancing and playing, that she despised him in her heart.
Matthew Henry on 2 Samuel 3:8-22
Abner Deserts to David. ( b. c. 1048.) 7 And Saul had a concubine, whose name was Rizpah, the daughter of Aiah: and Ishbosheth said to Abner, Wherefore hast thou gone in unto my father's concubine? 8 Then was Abner very wroth for the words of Ishbosheth, and said, Am I a dog's head, which against Judah do shew kindness this day unto the house of Saul thy father, to his brethren, and to his friends, and have not delivered thee into the hand of David, that thou chargest me to day with a fault concerning this woman?… Read the whole commentary →