1 Samuel 25:44 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

But, or for, as the Hebrew vau is ofttimes used. For this seems to be added as a reason why David took other wives, because Saul had given his former wife to another man, that he might as far as he could extinguish all relation and kindred to him, whom he hated; and withal, cut off his hopes and pretence to the crown upon that account.

1 Samuel 25:44

44 But Saul had given Michal his daughter, David's wife, to Phaltin the son of Laish, which was of Gallim.