44But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
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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.
Wherefore 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.
And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
Lift up thy voice, O daughter of Gallim: cause it to be heard unto Laish, O poor Anathoth.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 36-44)We are now to attend Nabal’s funeral and Abigail’s wedding. I. Nabal’s funeral. The apostle speaks of some that were twice dead , Jude 1:12. We have hare Nabal thrice dead, though but just now wonderfully rescued from the sword of David and delivered from so great a death; for the preservations of wicked men are but reservations for some further sorer strokes of divine wrath. Here is, 1. Nabal dea…
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