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| == David's first wife == | |||
| {{main|Michal}} | |||
| King ] initially offered David his oldest daughter ]. David did not refuse the offer, but humbled himself in front of Saul to be considered among the King's family.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 Samuel 18:18|url=http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/18-18.htm}}</ref> Saul reneged and instead gave Merab in marriage to Adriel the Meholathite.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 Samuel 18:19|url=http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/18-19.htm}}</ref> Having been told that his younger daughter ] was in love with David, Saul gave her in marriage to David upon David's payment in ] foreskins.<ref>{{cite web|title=1 Samuel 18:18-27|url=http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/18-27.htm}}</ref> | |||
| Saul became jealous of David and tried to have him killed. David escaped. Then Saul sent Michal to Galim to marry ].<ref>{{cite web|title=1 Samuel 25:14|url=http://biblehub.com/1_samuel/25-14.htm}}</ref> As years passed, David married many women and wanted Michal back. In response to David's plea, Saul’s son Ish-boshet delivered her to David, causing her husband (Palti) great grief.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-14.htm|title=2 Samuel 3:14|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=}}</ref> | |||
| When David brought the ] to the City of David Michal watched him from her window. She was displeased with his behavior because he was wearing the linen ] on that occasion and not what royalty should be wearing in public. However David claimed he did what he did before the Lord and that is what justified him.<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Samuel 6:21|url=http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/6-21.htm}}</ref> | |||
| Michal had no children with David. | |||
| <ref>{{cite web|title=2 Samuel 6:23|url=http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/6-23.htm}}</ref> Somewhat discrepantly she, rather than Merab, is said to have had 5 sons with Adriel.<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Samuel 21:8|url=http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/21-8.htm}}</ref> Many scholars believe this to be an ancient ] ], that the 5 sons were actually Merab's but an ancient copyist accidentally wrote "Michal" in place of "Merab".<ref>{{cite web|title=Did Michal have any children or not?|url=http://carm.org/bible-difficulties/joshua-esther/did-michal-have-any-children-or-not#footnoteref1_l1s1rdn|publisher=CARM.org|accessdate=2014-05-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=The New Bible Dictionary|date=1962|publisher=Tyndale House Publishers|location=Wheaton, IL}}</ref> The name "Michal" appears in the Hebrew Bible and ], but many modern translations substitute Merab for Michal, restoring the hypothesized original text. | |||
| It is also possible that ] was never married to Michal daughter of Saul (that it is a fictional story) since David takes Michal's 5 sons () and sends them to be sacrificed.(killed) So, even if he took Merav's sons, it still implys that he was not married to her sister. The bible presents two stories; one fictional and one real, but the scribes most likely did not make a copyist error. ] did take the liberty to edit and even change stories; to fit their religious and political views.<ref>http://booksnthoughts.com/ezra-changed-the-torah-text/</ref> ] was a powerful King. Writing that David (a King based in Judea) was married to Saul’s daughter, helped create the illusion that David was loved and accepted by this established royal family. But in reality there was a bitter war between the House of Saul and the House of David.<ref>http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/3-6.htm</ref> King Saul’s grandsons posed a threat to David and his legacy. This is explained clearly in the second book of Samuel where David takes King Saul’s seven grandsons to be sacrificed.<ref>http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/21-6.htm</ref>Nevertheless, the story of David and Michal is one of the most fascinating biblical stories. | |||
| == Hebron == | |||
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| David's wives in ], according to ] 3. | |||
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| ! The mother's name!! The son's name | |||
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| | ] the Yizre'elite || His first born was Amnon. | |||
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| | ] - the wife of Nabal the Carmelite || His second was Kil'av. | |||
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| | ] - the daughter of Talmay, king of ] ||The third - ]<ref>Names of daughters are not usually documented in the bible, unless they are part of a biblical story. Maacah and David also had a daughter named ].</ref> | |||
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| | ] || The fourth - Adoniyya. | |||
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| | ] || The fifth - Shefatya. | |||
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| | ] || The sixth Yitre'am. | |||
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| == Wives and children in Jerusalem == | |||
| David probably married more wives in Jerusalem or had children by concubines, according to 2 Samuel 5. The number is not clear. | |||
| == Bathsheba == | |||
| {{main|Bathsheba}} | |||
| == Literature == | |||
| The biblical story of King David and his wives inspired many modern day writers. Some of these books are: | |||
| '''Queenmaker'''/ India Edghill | |||
| A Novel of King David’s Queen. | |||
| '''Bathsheba'''/ Jill Eileen Smith | |||
| '''Michal'''/ Jill Eileen Smith | |||
| '''Abigail'''/ Jill Eileen Smith | |||
| Jill Eileen Smith, bestselling author of The Wives of King David series, draws on Scripture, historical research, and her imagination. | |||
| '''David’s wives'''/ Haya Shraga | |||
| ''Hebrew'': נשות דוד / חיה שרגא בן-איון | |||
| The book is written in Hebrew. It is based on the author’s doctorate in which she wrote on the biblical figures: | |||
| Michal, Avigail and Batsheva. | |||
| == Polygamy in the Bible == | |||
| Even though polygamy occurs regularly in the Bible, it doesn't necessarily mean it is endorsed by the Bible (although ], which may result in ], is commanded in the Bible in {{bibleverse||Deuteronomy|25:5-6|HE}}). Some scholars argue that this is a critical distinction,<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://theblazingcenter.com/2011/01/just-because-its-in-the-bible-doesnt-mean-its-good.html|title=What's The Deal With Polygamy In The Bible? - The Blazing Center|date=2011-01-28|work=The Blazing Center|access-date=2017-04-13|language=en-US}}</ref> while others regard polygamy as part of the complex biblical presentation of human sexuality.<ref>''Unprotected Texts, The Bible's Surprising Contradictions About Sex and Desire'' by Jennifer Wright Knust, HarperCollins Publishers: 2011</ref> | |||
| ==References== | |||
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