1. 2 Samuel 6:23 (NEG79)
  2. Explication du texte

Why did Michal not have any children?

2 Samuel 6:23 (NEG79)

23 Or Mical, fille de Saül, n'eut point d'enfants jusqu'au jour de sa mort.

The barrenness of Michal is most likely an old covenant curse (see Exodus 23:26; Deuteronomy 7:14; Deuteronomy 28:11) in response to her disdain for David.1 It also serves to affirm that Saul’s house would have no ongoing part in the kingship of Israel (see 1 Samuel 13:13–14).2