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Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him.
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Saul's Sinister Pleasure
Commentators unanimously explain that Saul's pleasure was not genuine. He wasn't happy for his daughter or David. Instead, as multiple scholars note, he saw Michal's love as a perfect opportunity to set another trap for David, all while appearing to fulfill his promise and save face before the people.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The thing pleased him—it partly relieved him from the charge of breaking his faith.
19th Century
Anglican
And Michal Saul’s daughter loved David. —But the love of the younger of the two royal princesses for her father’s brilliant officer gave t…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And Michal, Saul's daughter, loved David His youngest daughter fell in love with him, because of the comeliness of h…
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