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2 Samuel 6:23

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What does 2 Samuel 6:23 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
2 Samuel 6:23 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Samuel 6

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
20Then David returned to bless his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to-day, who uncovered himself to-day in the eyes of the handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows shamelessly uncovereth himself!
21And David said unto Michal, [It was] before Jehovah, who chose me above thy father, and above all his house, to appoint me prince over the people of Jehovah, over Israel: therefore will I play before Jehovah.
22And I will be yet more vile than this, and will be base in mine own sight: but of the handmaids of whom thou hast spoken, of them shall I be had in honor.
23And Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child until the day of her death.] The children she brought up for Adriel were not her own, but adopted ones, or Adriel’s by another woman, (<102108>2 Samuel 21:8); however, she had none after this time, whatever she had before, and it does not appear that she had any, though the Jews say she was Eglah, and Ithream her son, (see Gill on “<100305>2 Samuel 3:5”). And thus she that vilified David brought a reproach upon herself, as barrenness was always reckoned, and no one descending from her arrived to royal dignity, and sat on the throne of David; and so it was ordered in Providence, as Abarbinel observes, that the seed of David and of Saul might…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Therefore - Because of her proud and petulant speech and carriage to David, which God justly punished with barrenness. No child - After this time. Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 7”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“6:23 Michal was the only one of David’s many wives who did not bear him at least one child. Either God was punishing her (cp. Gen 20:17-18) for her disdainful attitude toward David’s exuberant praise, or David and Michal’s relationship had become so strained that they never again shared the marriage bed. Because Michal remained childless, yet another aspect of Saul’s dynasty was cut off. This occasion is Michal’s last appearance in the text.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Michal: Sa1 1:6-8; Isa 4:1; Hos 9:11; Luk 1:25 unto the day: Sa1 15:35; Isa 22:14; Mat 1:25 Next: 2 Kings (2 Samuel) Chapter 7”
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