And Ish–bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.
And Ish-Bosheth sendeth, and taketh her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,
And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
2 Samuel — David's reign in three movements — rise, fall, consequences — with the Davidic covenant (ch. 7) as the vertical spine down the centre. A covenant held through both rise and fall; a throne established for ever.
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And Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband,.... Her second husband, to whom Saul had given her, 1Sa 25:44, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish; he is called Phalti in 1Sa 25:44.
John Gill· Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)reformed
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk4
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1 Samuel 25:44But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
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David and his men went out and killed two hundred Philistines. He brought their foreskins and presented them as payment in full to become the king’s son-in-law. Then Saul gave his daughter Michal to…
Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
Now Saul’s daughter Michal loved David, and when this was reported to Saul, it pleased him.
Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth!
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
The verses this one reaches1
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
