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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/3.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_samuel/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />So Ish-Bosheth gave orders and had her taken away from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />So Ishbosheth took Michal away from her husband, Palti son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_samuel/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from <i>her</i> husband, <i>even</i> from Phaltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_samuel/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And Ishbosheth sent and took her from <i>her</i> husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_samuel/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Ish-bosheth sent <i>men</i> and had her taken from <i>her</i> husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_samuel/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from <i>her</i> husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent and took her from <i>her</i> husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_samuel/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth sent and took her from her husband, from Paltiel the son of Laish [to whom Saul had given her].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_samuel/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth sent someone to take her away from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth sent someone to take her away from her husband, Paltiel son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_samuel/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_samuel/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Ishbosheth sent some of his men to take Michal away from her new husband, Paltiel the son of Laish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_samuel/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_samuel/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />So Ishbosheth sent men to take her from her husband Paltiel, son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_samuel/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />So Ishbosheth had her taken from her husband Paltiel son of Laish. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_samuel/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth ordered that she be taken away from her husband, Laish's son Paltiel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_samuel/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth sent and took Michal from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_samuel/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />So Ish-bosheth took her from her husband Paltiel son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_samuel/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Ishbaal sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_samuel/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_samuel/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband, Paltiel the son of Laish. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_samuel/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And Ish-Bosheth sends, and takes her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_samuel/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And Ish-Bosheth sendeth, and taketh her from a man, from Phaltiel son of Laish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_samuel/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And the man of shame will send and take her from the man Phaltiel, son of Laish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_samuel/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Isboseth sent, and took her from her husband Phaltiel, the son of Lais. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_samuel/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Therefore, Ishbosheth sent and took her from her husband Paltiel, the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_samuel/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Ishbaal sent for her and took her away from her husband Paltiel, son of Laish,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_samuel/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Ishbaal sent and took her from her husband Paltiel the son of Laish.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_samuel/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And Ashbashul sent, and took her from her husband, Palti, the son of Laish of Gallim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_samuel/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And Ashbashul sent and took her from the presence of her husband, from the presence of Palti, son of Lish, who was of Galim<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_samuel/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And Ish-bosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Paltiel the son of Laish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_samuel/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And Jebosthe sent, and took her from her husband, <i>even</i> from Phaltiel the son of Selle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_samuel/3-15.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/_0ajZHUzMKw?start=743" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_samuel/3.htm">Abner Joins David</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">14</span>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.” <span class="reftext">15</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/378.htm" title="378: ’îš Man of shame, a son of Saul and king of Isr. From 'iysh and bosheth; man of shame; Ish- Bosheth, a son of King Saul."></a> <a href="/hebrew/378.htm" title="378: bō·šeṯ (N-proper-ms) -- Man of shame, a son of Saul and king of Isr. From 'iysh and bosheth; man of shame; Ish- Bosheth, a son of King Saul.">So Ish-bosheth</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: way·yiš·laḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">sent</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3fs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">and took Michal</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im (Prep-m) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">her husband</a> <a href="/hebrew/5973.htm" title="5973: mê·‘im (Prep-m) -- From amam; adverb or preposition, with, in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6409.htm" title="6409: pal·ṭî·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- Deliverance of God, two Isr. From the same as Pelet and 'el; deliverance of God; Paltiel, the name of two Israelites.">Paltiel</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: ben- (N-msc) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">son</a> <a href="/hebrew/3889.htm" title="3889: lūš (N-proper-ms) -- Laish. From luwsh; kneading; Lush, a place in Palestine.">of Laish.</a> </span><span class="reftext">16</span>Her husband followed her, weeping all the way to Bahurim. Then Abner said to him, “Go back.” So he returned home.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/20-3.htm">Genesis 20:3</a></span><br />One night, however, God came to Abimelech in a dream and told him, “You are as good as dead because of the woman you have taken, for she is a married woman.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/12-17.htm">Genesis 12:17-20</a></span><br />The LORD, however, afflicted Pharaoh and his household with severe plagues because of Abram’s wife Sarai. / So Pharaoh summoned Abram and asked, “What have you done to me? Why didn’t you tell me she was your wife? / Why did you say, ‘She is my sister,’ so that I took her as my wife? Now then, here is your wife. Take her and go!” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/21-22.htm">Genesis 21:22-34</a></span><br />At that time Abimelech and Phicol the commander of his army said to Abraham, “God is with you in all that you do. / Now, therefore, swear to me here before God that you will not deal falsely with me or my children or descendants. Show to me and to the country in which you reside the same kindness that I have shown to you.” / And Abraham replied, “I swear it.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/26-26.htm">Genesis 26:26-31</a></span><br />Later, Abimelech came to Isaac from Gerar, with Ahuzzath his adviser and Phicol the commander of his army. / “Why have you come to me?” Isaac asked them. “You hated me and sent me away.” / “We can plainly see that the LORD has been with you,” they replied. “We recommend that there should now be an oath between us and you. Let us make a covenant with you ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/31-22.htm">Genesis 31:22-55</a></span><br />On the third day Laban was informed that Jacob had fled. / So he took his relatives with him, pursued Jacob for seven days, and overtook him in the hill country of Gilead. / But that night God came to Laban the Aramean in a dream and warned him, “Be careful not to say anything to Jacob, either good or bad.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/21-10.htm">Exodus 21:10</a></span><br />If he takes another wife, he must not reduce the food, clothing, or marital rights of his first wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/24-1.htm">Deuteronomy 24:1-4</a></span><br />If a man marries a woman, but she becomes displeasing to him because he finds some indecency in her, he may write her a certificate of divorce, hand it to her, and send her away from his house. / If, after leaving his house, she goes and becomes another man’s wife, / and the second man hates her, writes her a certificate of divorce, hands it to her, and sends her away from his house, or if he dies, ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/14-20.htm">Judges 14:20</a></span><br />and his wife was given to one of the men who had accompanied him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">1 Samuel 25:44</a></span><br />But Saul had given his daughter Michal, David’s wife, to Palti son of Laish, who was from Gallim.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/12-7.htm">2 Samuel 12:7-9</a></span><br />Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul. / I gave your master’s house to you and your master’s wives into your arms. I gave you the house of Israel and Judah, and if that was not enough, I would have given you even more. / Why then have you despised the command of the LORD by doing evil in His sight? You put Uriah the Hittite to the sword and took his wife as your own. You have slain him with the sword of the Ammonites.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-22.htm">1 Kings 2:22</a></span><br />King Solomon answered his mother, “Why do you request Abishag the Shunammite for Adonijah? Since he is my older brother, you might as well request the kingdom for him and for Abiathar the priest and for Joab son of Zeruiah!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/11-1.htm">1 Kings 11:1-3</a></span><br />King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women along with the daughter of Pharaoh—women of Moab, Ammon, Edom, and Sidon, as well as Hittite women. / These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love. / He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines—and his wives turned his heart away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/esther/1-19.htm">Esther 1:19</a></span><br />So if it pleases the king, let him issue a royal decree, and let it be recorded in the laws of Persia and Media so that it cannot be repealed, that Vashti shall never again enter the presence of King Xerxes, and that her royal position shall be given to a woman better than she.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/1-18.htm">Matthew 1:18-19</a></span><br />This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. / Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and was unwilling to disgrace her publicly, he resolved to divorce her quietly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-31.htm">Matthew 5:31-32</a></span><br />It has also been said, ‘Whoever divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ / But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, brings adultery upon her. And he who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And Ishbosheth sent, and took her from her husband, even from Phaltiel the son of Laish.</p><p class="hdg">Phaltiel</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">1 Samuel 25:44</a></b></br> But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phalti the son of Laish, which <i>was</i> of Gallim.</p><p class="hdg">Phalti </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-19.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Ishbosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Ish-Bosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm">Ish-Bo'sheth</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">Laish</a> <a href="/1_samuel/19-1.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">Paltiel</a> <a href="/numbers/34-26.htm">Phaltiel</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/3-16.htm">Husband</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Ishbosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Ish-Bosheth</a> <a href="/2_samuel/4-1.htm">Ish-Bo'sheth</a> <a href="/judges/18-7.htm">Laish</a> <a href="/2_samuel/11-19.htm">Orders</a> <a href="/numbers/34-26.htm">Paltiel</a> <a href="/numbers/34-26.htm">Phaltiel</a><div class="vheading2">2 Samuel 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-1.htm">During the war David becomes stronger</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-2.htm">Six sons are born to him in Hebron</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-6.htm">Abner, displeased with Ishbosheth</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-7.htm">revolts to David</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-13.htm">David requires as a condition to bring him his wife Michal</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-17.htm">Abner confers with the Israelites, feasted by David, and dismissed</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-22.htm">Joab returning from battle, is displeased with the king, and kills Abner</a></span><br><span class="reftext">28. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-28.htm">David curses Joab</a></span><br><span class="reftext">31. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_samuel/3-31.htm">and mourns for Abner</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/3.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_samuel/3.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>So Ish-bosheth sent</b><br>Ish-bosheth, the son of Saul, was made king over Israel by Abner, Saul's military commander, after Saul's death. His reign was marked by political instability and conflict with David, who was anointed king over Judah. Ish-bosheth's actions here reflect his attempt to assert authority and legitimacy, as Michal was David's first wife and her return would strengthen his claim to the throne.<p><b>and took Michal</b><br>Michal, the daughter of Saul, was originally given to David as a wife after he defeated Goliath and fulfilled Saul's bride price of 100 Philistine foreskins. Her removal from Paltiel and return to David was not only a personal matter but also a political maneuver, as it symbolized the restoration of David's rights and status within the house of Saul. This act also highlights the lack of agency women had in ancient Israelite society, often being used as pawns in political alliances.<p><b>from her husband Paltiel</b><br>Paltiel, also known as Palti, was given Michal as a wife by Saul after David fled from Saul's court. This marriage was likely intended to sever Michal's ties with David and solidify Saul's opposition to him. Paltiel's emotional response to Michal's removal, as described in the following verses, underscores the personal cost of political decisions and the human element often overlooked in biblical narratives.<p><b>son of Laish</b><br>Laish is mentioned as Paltiel's father, providing a genealogical context that was important in ancient times for establishing identity and social standing. The mention of Laish may also serve to highlight the legitimacy of Paltiel's marriage to Michal, as genealogies were often used to assert claims and rights within the community.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/i/ish-bosheth.htm">Ish-bosheth</a></b><br>The son of King Saul, who was made king over Israel by Abner after Saul's death. His reign was marked by conflict with David, who was anointed king over Judah.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/michal.htm">Michal</a></b><br>The daughter of King Saul and the first wife of David. She was given to David as a reward for his victory over Goliath but was later given to another man, Paltiel, by Saul.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/paltiel_son_of_laish.htm">Paltiel son of Laish</a></b><br>The man to whom Michal was given after David fled from Saul. His emotional attachment to Michal is evident in the account.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/david.htm">David</a></b><br>The anointed king of Israel, who was in conflict with Ish-bosheth. He demanded the return of his wife Michal as part of the negotiations with Abner.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/abner.htm">Abner</a></b><br>The commander of Saul's army who initially supported Ish-bosheth but later sought to align with David, facilitating the return of Michal to David.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_complexity_of_human_relationships.htm">The Complexity of Human Relationships</a></b><br>The account of Michal, David, and Paltiel illustrates the complexity and often painful nature of human relationships, especially when influenced by political and familial pressures.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_sovereignty_of_god_in_human_affairs.htm">The Sovereignty of God in Human Affairs</a></b><br>Despite the human manipulation and political maneuvering, God's sovereign plan for David's kingship continues to unfold. Believers can trust in God's ultimate control over their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>David's insistence on the return of Michal highlights the importance of honoring commitments and covenants, a principle that applies to marriage and other areas of life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/emotional_consequences_of_sin_and_disobedience.htm">Emotional Consequences of Sin and Disobedience</a></b><br>The emotional pain experienced by Paltiel serves as a reminder of the personal consequences that can arise from disobedience to God's design for marriage and relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_samuel_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Samuel 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_2_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 2 Samuel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_michal_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Michal in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David's dance--does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_abner's_act_with_saul's_concubine_true.htm">2 Samuel 3:7: Is Abner's alleged misconduct with Saul's concubine historically plausible or just political slander?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_samuel/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 15.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Phaltiel the son of Laish</span>. In <a href="/1_samuel/25-44.htm">1 Samuel 25:44</a> he is called Phalti. This word, in Hebrew lexicons, is usually regarded as a contraction for Phaltiyah, "Jehovah is deliverance," while Phaltiel means "El is deliverance." The substitution of <span class="accented">El</span> for <span class="accented">Yah</span> is one of those changes which arose out of the superstitious reverence for the sacred name which to this day causes the word LORD to be read in our Bibles where in the Hebrew are the four consonants Y, H, V, H, which, by attaching to them the vowels belonging to the Hebrew word <span class="accented">edonay</span> (or, <span class="accented">adonay</span>, lord) we make into "Jehovah" (<span class="accented">Yehovah</span>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_samuel/3-15.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">So Ish-bosheth</span><br /><span class="heb">בֹּ֔שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(bō·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_378.htm">Strong's 378: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ish-bosheth -- 'man of shame', a son of Saul and king of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sent</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשְׁלַח֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·laḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To send away, for, out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and took [Michal]</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקָּחֶ֖הָ</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qā·ḥe·hā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵ֣עִֽם</span> <span class="translit">(mê·‘im)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5973.htm">Strong's 5973: </a> </span><span class="str2">With, equally with</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[her] husband</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֑ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Paltiel</span><br /><span class="heb">פַּלְטִיאֵ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(pal·ṭî·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6409.htm">Strong's 6409: </a> </span><span class="str2">Paltiel -- 'deliverance of God', two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">son</span><br /><span class="heb">בֶּן־</span> <span class="translit">(ben-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Laish.</span><br /><span class="heb">לָֽיִשׁ׃</span> <span class="translit">(lā·yiš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3919.htm">Strong's 3919: </a> </span><span class="str2">Laish -- 'lion', a city and region in northern Canaan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_samuel/3-15.htm">2 Samuel 3:15 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_samuel/3-15.htm">OT History: 2 Samuel 3:15 Ishbosheth sent and took her from her (2Sa iiSam 2 Sam ii sam) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_samuel/3-14.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Samuel 3:14"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 3:14" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_samuel/3-16.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Samuel 3:16"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Samuel 3:16" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>