1. 1 Samuel 19:13 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why did David and Michal have an idol in their home?

1 Samuel 19:13 (ESV)

13 Michal took an image and laid it on the bed and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head and covered it with the clothes.

Given David’s love for the Lord and the general manner in which he is held up as an example, it is likely that Michal was the source of the idol and not him. Possibly she brought it with her into the marriage.1