1 Samuel 25:44
◄  1 Samuel 25:44  ►
New International Version (©2011)
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Saul, meanwhile, had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to a man from Gallim named Palti son of Laish.

English Standard Version (©2001)
Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
But Saul gave his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Meanwhile, Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Laish's son Palti from Gallim.

NET Bible (©2006)
(Now Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Paltiel son of Laish, who was from Gallim.)

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Saul had given his daughter Michal, David's wife, to Palti, Laish's son, who was from Gallim.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

American King James Version
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

American Standard Version
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

Douay-Rheims Bible
But Saul gave Michol his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti, the son of Lais, who was of Gallium.

Darby Bible Translation
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

English Revised Version
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the Son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

Webster's Bible Translation
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

World English Bible
Now Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.

Young's Literal Translation
and Saul gave Michal his daughter, wife to David, to Phalti son of Laish, who is of Gallim.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

25:39-44 Abigail believed that David would be king over Israel, and greatly esteemed his pious and excellent character. She deemed his proposal of marriage honourable, and advantageous to her, notwithstanding his present difficulties. With great humility, and doubtless agreeably to the customs of those times, she consented, being willing to share his trails. Thus those who join themselves to Christ, must be willing now to suffer with him, believing that hereafter they shall reign with him.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish,.... Or "for Saul", &c. (i); which is a reason for his marrying again, but no reason for marrying more wives than one. Michal was his first wife, and they lived lovingly together, until David was obliged to flee from Saul, and then he gave her to another; partly to vex David, and partly if he could to break the relation between him and David, that he might not be thought to be his son in law, and he to persecute one in such a relation to him; and that this might not give David any show of claim, or be the means of his rising to the throne. This Phalti, to whom he gave her, is called Phaltiel, 2 Samuel 3:15,

which was of Gallim; which very probably was a city in the tribe of Benjamin, since it is mentioned with several cities of that tribe, and as near Gibeah of Saul, Isaiah 10:29.

(i) "Saul enim", Tigurine version; "nam Saul", Junius & Tremcillius, Piscator; so Pool and Patrick.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

44. Michal—By the unchallengeable will of her father, she who was David's wife was given to another. But she returned and sustained the character of his wife when he ascended the throne.

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David Marries Abigail
…42And Abigail hurried, and arose and rode on an ass, with five damsels of hers that went after her; and she went after the messengers of David, and became his wife. 43David also took Ahinoam of Jezreel; and they were also both of them his wives. 44But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.

1 Samuel 18:27 David took his men with him and went out and killed two hundred Philistines and brought back their foreskins. They counted out the full number to the king so that David might become the king's son-in-law. Then Saul gave him his daughter Michal in marriage.
2 Samuel 3:14 Then David sent messengers to Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, demanding, "Give me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for the price of a hundred Philistine foreskins."
Isaiah 10:30 Cry out, Daughter Gallim! Listen, Laishah! Poor Anathoth!