And he said, Well; I will make a league with thee: but one thing I require of thee, that is, Thou shalt not see my face, except thou first bring Michal Saul’s daughter, when thou comest to see my face. (2 Samuel 3:13)
Michal had been given to David by Saul (1 Sam. 18:20, 21, 27) and was rightfully his. But besides the question of the justice of David’s demand was the politic consideration of the effect on Saul’s partisans of having a daughter of Saul as queen of Judah. This would tend to show that David had no malice against the house of Saul, and David’s right to the kingdom would be further enhanced by his being the son-in-law of the previous king.