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  2. Michal - Wikipedia

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    Michal (/ m ɪ ˈ x ɑː l /; Hebrew: מִיכַל ; Greek: Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (1 Samuel 18:20–27), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel, making her queen consort of Israel.

  3. 1 Samuel 18 - Wikipedia

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    Saul feared David (verses 12, 15, 29) as Saul acknowledged that God was with David, whereas God had abandoned Saul (verse 12). [5] Since then, a prominent theme appears in which Saul was thwarted in all his plans to hurt David, while for David each attempt became an opportunity to further his triumph (verses 14, 30).

  4. 2 Samuel 9 - Wikipedia

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    2 Samuel 9 is the ninth chapter of the Second Book of Samuel in the Old Testament of the Christian Bible or the second part of Books of Samuel in the Hebrew Bible. [1] According to Jewish tradition the book was attributed to the prophet Samuel, with additions by the prophets Gad and Nathan, [2] but modern scholars view it as a composition of a number of independent texts of various ages from c ...

  5. Michael (archangel) - Wikipedia

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    Michael was active in the time of Esther: "The more Haman accused Israel on earth, the more Michael defended Israel in heaven". [161] It was Michael who reminded Ahasuerus that he was Mordecai's debtor; [162] and there is a legend that Michael appeared to the high priest Hyrcanus, promising him assistance. [163]

  6. 1 Samuel 9 - Wikipedia

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    Saul's search led him to the prophet Samuel, who privately anointed Saul as king and provided three signs as confirmation to its legitimacy, [14] all of which were fulfilled in 1 Samuel 10:2–7. [16] Throughout the account, Saul appeared to be humble, but also showed lack of confidence and perhaps doubts about his calling to kingship. [14]

  7. Saul - Wikipedia

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    [34] [6] A biblical summary states that "wherever he turned, he was victorious". [35] In the second year of his reign, King Saul, his son Jonathan, and a small force of a few thousand Israelite soldiers defeated a massive Philistine force of 3,000 chariots, 6,000 horsemen, and more than 30,000 infantry in the pass of Michmash. After the battle ...

  8. 1 Samuel 14 - Wikipedia

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    There is a contrast between Saul and his first son, Jonathan, where Saul is depicted as reckless, acting foolishly on one occasion (13:13), interrupted a consultation to rush to battle on another (14:19), and finally endangered the life of his son (14:44), whereas Jonathan is described as 'possessing the characteristics of a charismatic leader ...

  9. 1 Samuel 20 - Wikipedia

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    Jonathan opened the conversation with Saul by providing an excuse for David's absence, then with a defense of David (verse 32) echoing David's own words in verse 1, which moved from being a position of conciliator between David and Saul to be of David's defender under threat from his father (verses 30–33). [5]