And 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 sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son, saying, 'Give me back my wife Michal, whom I married after paying the bride price of a hundred Philistine foreskins.'
David is demanding the return of his first wife Michal, whom he had rightfully married years earlier but was later separated from during his conflict with King Saul.
📚 Historical Context
In the biblical narrative, after King Saul's death, there was a power struggle between David, who had been anointed as king by God, and Ishbosheth, Saul's son, who ruled over the northern tribes of Israel. David had earlier married Michal, Saul's daughter, by fulfilling a bride price of 100 Philistine foreskins, which demonstrated his bravery and loyalty. Now, as David established his kingship in Hebron, he demanded Michal's return from Ishbosheth, likely as a way to assert his rights and strengthen his political position.
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