Michal

20And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.

Saul's other daughter, Michal, loved David. People told Saul about it, and it made him glad.

21And Saul said, I will give him her, that she may be a snare to him, and that the hand of the Philistines may be against him. Wherefore Saul said to David, Thou shalt this day be my son in law in the one of the twain.

Saul thought, "I will give Michal to David. She will be a trap for him. Then the Philistines can kill him." So Saul said to David, "Now you have a second chance to become my son-in-law."

22And Saul commanded his servants, saying, Commune with David secretly, and say, Behold, the king hath delight in thee, and all his servants love thee: now therefore be the king’s son in law.

Saul told his helpers what to do. He said, "Talk to David quietly. Tell him the king is pleased with him. Tell him all the king's helpers love him. Then tell him to marry the king's daughter."

23And Saul’s servants spake those words in the ears of David. And David said, Seemeth it to you a light thing to be a king’s son in law, seeing that I am a poor man, and lightly esteemed?

Saul's helpers said those words to David. David said, "Do you think it is a small thing to marry a king's daughter? I am a poor man, and people do not think much of me."

24And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David.

The helpers went back to Saul. They told him exactly what David had said.

25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.

Saul said, "Tell David this. The king does not want money for his daughter. He wants a hundred foreskins from dead Philistine men. That will pay back the king's enemies." But Saul was really hoping the Philistines would kill David.

26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king’s son in law: and the days were not expired.

The helpers told David what the king wanted. David was glad to become the king's son-in-law. The wedding day had not come yet.

27Wherefore 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 Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.

So David went out with his men. They killed two hundred Philistines. David brought back the foreskins. He counted out every one of them for the king. That way he could become the king's son-in-law. So Saul let David marry his daughter Michal.

28And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.

Saul saw clearly that the LORD was with David. He also saw that his daughter Michal loved David.

29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David’s enemy continually.

So Saul was even more afraid of David. From then on, Saul was David's enemy.

11Saul 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.

Saul sent men to watch David's house. They were going to kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, warned him. She said, "If you do not run tonight, you will be dead tomorrow."

12So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

So Michal let David down through a window. He ran away and got safely out.

13And 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.

Then Michal took a statue and laid it in the bed. She put goat hair at its head and covered it with a blanket.

14And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

Saul sent men to grab David. Michal told them, "He is sick."

15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

Saul sent the men back to look at David. He said, "Carry him up to me in his bed. I want to kill him."

16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.

The men came in and looked. There was only a statue in the bed, with goat hair at its head.

17And 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?

Saul asked Michal, "Why did you trick me? You let my enemy get away!" Michal answered, "He told me to help him go, or he would kill me."

43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives.

David had also married Ahinoam from the town of Jezreel. So both women were his wives.

44But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

But Saul had given his daughter Michal to another man. Michal had been David's wife. Saul gave her to Phalti, son of Laish, from Gallim.

12And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose is the land? saying also, Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand shall be with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.

Then Abner sent messengers to David with this message: "Who should own this land? Make an agreement with me. I will help you. I will bring all Israel over to your side."

13And 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.

David answered, "Good. I will make an agreement with you. But I ask one thing first. Do not come to see me unless you bring Michal, Saul's daughter, with you." Michal had been David's wife.

14And 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.

David also sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son. He said, "Give me back my wife Michal. I paid for her with skin cut from a hundred dead Philistines."

15And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.

So Ishbosheth sent men and took Michal away from her husband. Her husband was Phaltiel, the son of Laish.

16And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.

Phaltiel walked behind her, crying all the way to the town of Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, "Go back home." So he went back.

16And 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.

The ark of the Lord came into the City of David. Michal, Saul's daughter, watched from a window. She saw King David leaping and dancing before the Lord. Deep inside, she looked down on him.

17And they brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it: and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before the LORD.

They carried the ark of the Lord in and set it in its place. It went inside the tent David had put up for it. Then David gave the Lord burnt offerings and peace offerings. These were animals given to God as gifts.

18And as soon as David had made an end of offering burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in the name of the LORD of hosts.

When David had finished giving the offerings, he blessed the people. He blessed them in the name of the Lord of armies.

19And he dealt among all the people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people departed every one to his house.

Then he gave food to every man and woman in the huge crowd. Each person got a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake. After that, everyone went home.

20Then David returned to bless his household. 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!

David went home to bless his own family. Michal, Saul's daughter, came out to meet him. She said, "What a grand king Israel had today! You uncovered yourself in front of your servants' slave girls. You acted like a rude, worthless man."

21And 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.

David said to Michal, "I was dancing for the Lord. He chose me instead of your father and his whole family. He made me ruler over his people Israel. So I will keep celebrating before the Lord."

22And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour.

"I will make myself even lower than this. I will be small in my own eyes. But those slave girls you spoke of will honor me."

23Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

So Michal, Saul's daughter, never had a child for the rest of her life.

25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of the house of Obededom with joy.

So David went with the leaders of Israel and the army commanders. They were full of joy. They went to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from the house of Obed-edom.

26And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

God helped the Levites who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD. So the people gave God an offering of seven bulls and seven rams.

27And David was clothed with a robe of fine linen, and all the Levites that bare the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah the master of the song with the singers: David also had upon him an ephod of linen.

David wore a robe of fine linen cloth. So did the Levites who carried the ark, and the singers, and Chenaniah, who led the singing. David also wore a linen ephod, a special vest worn for serving God.

28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.

So all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD. They shouted for joy. They blew rams' horns and trumpets. They played cymbals, harps, and lyres.

29And 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.

The ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the city of David. Michal, the daughter of Saul, looked down from a window. She saw King David dancing and celebrating. Deep inside, she thought less of him for it.