KJV King James Version
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver [me] my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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2 Samuel 3:14
And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver [me] my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then David sent messengers to say to Ish-bosheth son of Saul, “Give me back my wife, Michal, whom I betrothed to myself for a hundred Philistine foreskins.”
WEB World English Bible
David sent messengers to Ishbosheth, Saul’s son, saying, “Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I pledged to be married to me for one hundred foreskins of the Philistines.”
ASV American Standard Version
And David sent messengers to Ish-bosheth, Saul’s son, saying, Deliver me my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to me for a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And David sendeth messengers unto Ish-Bosheth son of Saul, saying, ‘Give up my wife Michal, whom I betrothed to myself with a hundred foreskins of the Philistines.’
Surrounding context — 2 Samuel 3
11 And he could not answer Abner a word again, because he feared him.
12 And Abner sent messengers to David on his behalf, saying, Whose [is] the land? saying [also], Make thy league with me, and, behold, my hand [shall be] with thee, to bring about all Israel unto thee.
13 And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face.
14 And David sent messengers to Ishbosheth Saul’s son, saying, Deliver [me] my wife Michal, which I espoused to me for an hundred foreskins of the Philistines.
15 And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from [her] husband, [even] from Phaltiel the son of Laish.
16 And her husband went with her along weeping behind her to Bahurim. Then said Abner unto him, Go, return. And he returned.
17 And Abner had communication with the elders of Israel, saying, Ye sought for David in times past [to be] king over you:
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חH7971 · sha.lachto send: departדָּוִד֙H1732 · da.vidDavidמַלְאָכִ֔יםH4397 · ma.le.akhmessengerאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)אִֽישׁ־H378 · ish-bo.shetIsh-boshethבֹּ֥שֶׁתH378 · ish-bo.shetIsh-boshethבֶּן־H1121 · benson: childשָׁא֖וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulלֵאמֹ֑רH559 · a.marto sayתְּנָ֤הH5414 · na.tanto give: giveאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]אִשְׁתִּי֙H802 · ish.shahwomanאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]מִיכַ֔לH4324 · mi.khalMichalאֲשֶׁר֙H834 · a.sherwhichאֵרַ֣שְׂתִּיH781 · a.ra.sto betrothלִ֔יH9030 · nimeבְּמֵאָ֖הH3967 · me.ahhundredעָרְל֥וֹתH6190 · or.lah(Gilgal)-haaralothפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃H6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistine
Cross-references
1 Samuel 18:27Wherefore David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full tale to the king, that he might be the king’s son in law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.1 Samuel 18:25And Saul said, Thus shall ye say to David, The king desireth not any dowry, but an hundred foreskins of the Philistines, to be avenged of the king’s enemies. But Saul thought to make David fall by the hand of the Philistines.2 Samuel 2:10Ishbosheth Saul’s son [was] forty years old when he began to reign over Israel, and reigned two years. But the house of Judah followed David.
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