129 Relationship Between Saul and David royal officials to Phalti’s house to remove Michal from her marriage and her house . From now on, Abner takes upon himself the task of delivering her back to David in Hebron . One may wonder, why would Ishbosheth agree to David’s request ; does he not understand the political advantage for David, hidden behind David’s carefully formulated request ? It seems that Ishbosheth does understand what is behind the request . Nonetheless, after his severe argument and the rift with Abner regarding the latter’s inter - course with Rizpah the daughter of Aiah, Saul’s concubine ( 3 : 6 – 11 ) , Ishbosheth decides that he cannot afford another dangerous quarrel ; and this time with David . Furthermore, Ishbosheth probably expects that when David gets Michal, Ishbosheth’s sister, back, it may mitigate David’s aggression against the northern kingdom . The author does not explicitly react to the operation of sending Michal back to David . The implied author, how...
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