Christian Standard Bible
2 Samuel 6:23
23And Saul’s daughter Michal had no child to the day of her death.
2 Samuel 6:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
- New International Version (NIV)And Michal daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child to the day of her death.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no children to the day of her death.
Context of 2 Samuel 6:23
21David replied to Michal, “It was before the Lord who chose me over your father and his whole family to appoint me ruler over the Lord’s people Israel. I will dance before the Lord, 22and I will dishonor myself and humble myself even more. However, by the slave girls you spoke about, I will be honored.” And Saul’s daughter Michal had no child to the day of her death.
Read all of 2 Samuel 62 Samuel 6:23 word by word
וּלְמִיכַל֙ בַּת־שָׁא֔וּל לֹֽא־הָ֥יָה לָ֖הּ יָ֑לֶד עַ֖ד י֥וֹם מוֹתָֽהּ׃ פRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Samuel 6:23
- 1 Samuel 1:6Her rival would taunt her severely just to provoke her, because the Lord had kept Hannah from conceiving.
- Isaiah 4:1On that day seven women will seize one man, saying, “We will eat our own bread and provide our own clothing. Just let us bear your name. Take away our disgrace.”
- Hosea 9:11Ephraim’s glory will fly away like a bird: no birth, no pregnancy, no conception.
- Luke 1:25“The Lord has done this for me. He has looked with favor in these days to take away my disgrace among the people.”
- 1 Samuel 15:35Even to the day of his death, Samuel never saw Saul again. Samuel mourned for Saul, and the Lord regretted he had made Saul king over Israel.
- Isaiah 22:14The Lord of Armies has directly revealed to me: “This iniquity will not be wiped out for you people as long as you live.” The Lord God of Armies has spoken.
- Matthew 1:25but did not have sexual relations with her until she gave birth to a son. And he named him Jesus.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6:23
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-23Verses 20-23 David returned to bless his household, to pray with them, and for them, and to offer up family thanksgiving for this national mercy. It is angels' work to worship God, surely that cannot lower the greatest of men. But even the palaces of princes are not free from family troubles. Exercises of religion appear mean in the eyes of those who have little or no religion themselves. If we can approve ourselves to God in what we do in religion, and…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Michal was the only one of David’s many wives who did not have a child by him. After she showed contempt for David’s joyful worship, the text states that she had no children for the rest of her life. Some scholars think this suggests that God prevented her from having children as judgment for her contempt toward David’s joyful worship (compare Genesis 20:17–18). Another possibility is that David and Michal’s marriage became so damaged that they no longer…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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