But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.
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Parallel translations
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Parallel translations
4 additional translationsNow Saul had given Michal his daughter, David’s wife, to Palti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.
and Saul gave Michal his daughter, wife to David, to Phalti son of Laish, who is of Gallim.
But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, who was of Gallim.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old Testament1 Samuel — The transition from judges to monarchy. Samuel rises as prophet-judge; Israel demands a king; Saul rises and is rejected; David is anointed in obscurity and flees across the wilderness. Three lives overlapping — the prophetic-judicial-royal handoff.
- Author
- Traditionally Samuel (with additions after his death by Nathan and Gad — cf. 1 Chr 29:29)
- Date
- Events c. 1050–1010 BC; compilation during the early monarchy