Sa mu el 132 dramatically changed her attitude toward David . She now represents her dead father, King Saul ; while she is full of contempt towards King David . When the narrator divulges her feelings, he adds the qualifier v . 16 ) . Now, being King Saul’s ; ותרא את המלך דוד ( King ” to David’s name “ daughter, Michal despises King David in her heart ; and later, she will express explicitly her criticism when both meet . The implied author subtly criticizes King Saul’s daughter for representing her father’s attitude and policy . King Saul did not treat the Lord, his prophet Samuel, and the Ark of Covenant ( cf . 1 Sam in a respectful way . Elsewhere, the narrator states that ) 19 – 18 : 14 in Saul’s time, the Ark remains in Kiriath - Jearim ( 7 : 1 – 2 ) most of the time ; while David takes pains to bring it to his capital . David regards it as a most important event . Michal thinks the opposite, and despises the King of Israel ( David ) for degrading himself in front of the common pu...
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