The tragic parts of the story of David begin in this episode from our Days of David podcast series. In this episode, we look at David’s unique relationships with the children of Saul. First, we look at the story of David and Jonathan and then the story of David and his first wife, Saul’s daughter Michal.

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For those reading along with us in the Bible, this episode looks at 1 Samuel 18-19, and 2 Samuel 6.

“Jonathan Lovingly Taketh His Leave of David”. Woodcut for “Die Bibel in Bildern”, 1860. Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Michal lets David escape from the window. A painting by Gustave Doré, 1865. Gustave Doré, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

• Were David and Jonathan Gay?

We talked in this episode about the popular modern idea that David and Jonathan’s friendship was actually a gay love affair. Hopefully we covered this pretty well here but if you want to go deeper I appreciate the synopsis on the issue that this website presents.

• Michal Daughter of Saul: Midrash and Aggadah
• The Story of Michal

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