And Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you do not save yourself tonight, tomorrow you will be killed — Michal's *va'tarot David*, told David, represents a crucial moment of spousal loyalty, Michal choosing her husband over her father's command. Her warning (*im lo matzil atcha ha'laila machar atah yumit*) is explicit: David's only choice is escape. Michal's love, introduced in 18:20, now proves salvific; her knowledge of her father's plans gives her access to information David cannot possess.

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