1. 1 Samuel 19:11 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

How did Michal know that David’s life was in danger?

1 Samuel 19:11 (ESV)

11 Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, that he might kill him in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, told him, “If you do not escape with your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”

David presumably told Michal about Saul’s spear throw when he returned home. Being a keen observer (see 2 Samuel 6:16; 2 Samuel 6:20–23), it is very possible that she saw Saul’s men standing in various positions outside their home.1