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Old Testament character

For other uses, see Michal (disambiguation).

Michal (; Hebrew: מִיכַל [miˈχal]; 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.

In the Bible

1 Samuel 14:49 identifies Saul's elder daughter as Merab and younger daughter as Michal. Michal's story is recorded in the first Book of Samuel, where it is said in 1 Samuel 18:20 and 18:28 that Michal loved David.

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The narrative does not indicate whether this is reciprocated.^[2] After David's success in battle against the Philistine giant Goliath, Merab was given in marriage to Adriel.

Later, after Merab had married Adriel the Meholathite, Saul invited David to marry Michal.

David replied, "I am a poor and lightly esteemed man", meaning that he