Michal

Michal (/mɪˈxɑːl/; Hebrew: מיכל [miˈχal]; Greek: Μιχάλ) was, according to the first Book of Samuel, a princess of the United Kingdom of Israel; the younger daughter of King Saul, she was the first wife of David (1 Samuel 18:20–27), who later became king, first of Judah, then of all Israel.

For other uses, see Michal (disambiguation).
Two window scenes
Gustave Doré (1865)
Francesco Salviati (c. 1553)
The narrative of Michal in Samuel includes two window scenes. In 1 Samuel 19, Michal helps David escape from Saul by letting him down through a window (top), while in 2 Samuel 6, Michal watches David dance before the ark (bottom).
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