Charles Ellicott Commentary 1 Samuel 19:12

"So Michal let David down through the window: and he went, and fled, and escaped." — 1 Samuel 19:12 (ASV)

So Michal let David down. — The princess, his wife, knew her father’s character well, and conscious now that the veil of his dark design was publicly lifted and that there was no hope for her husband any longer except through his instant flight, she let David down through a window, because the king’s guards were watching the door. With this desperate flight began those long weary wanderings, those perpetual risks of his life, which went on until the death of King Saul released David from his deadly enemy.