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David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul`s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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A Masterful Political Move
Commentators explain that David's demand was a brilliant political move. By making the official request to King Ish-bosheth, not the powerful general Abner, David forced Ish-bosheth to publicly comply. This exposed the king as a weak puppet, humiliating him before his subjects and paving the way for David's unified rule.
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2 Samuel
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Sent messengers to Ish-bosheth - This was not sent to Abner, because the alliance between David and Abner was a profound secret. Instead, th…
19th Century
Anglican
To Ish-bosheth. —The demand is made upon the de facto king that all may be done legally, and David may not appear to be r…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul's son When Abner's messengers returned to him, and acquainted him with…
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Many, like Abner, are not above committing base crimes, who are too proud to bear reproof, or even the suspicion of being guilty. While people go o…
