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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 Palti son of Layish. <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 great grief.<ref>{{cite web|title=2 Samuel 14:14|url=http://biblehub.com/2_samuel/14-14.htm}}</ref> | |||
| When David brought the ] to the ], 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 ] ].<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> | |||
| == 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 Naval the Karmelite || His second was Kil'av. | |||
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| | ] - the daughter of Talmay - King of Geshur ||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 married more wives in Jerusalem, 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. | |||
| ==References== | |||
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