1)

Above (3:5), it says that Eglah had a son, and Eglah Arufah is Michal (Sanhedrin 21a)!

1.

Refer to 3:5:3:1,2 and the notes there.

2)

Why did she not have children?

1.

Radak citing Sanhedrin 21a: This was her punishment for despising David. Malbim citing Mahari - also, Hashem arranged that Shmuel not have many descendants, for He knew that the Giv'onim will kill all 1 Sha'ul's descendants. Would David kill his children, or have mercy on (spare) them, and people will say that there is favoritism 2 ?! Therefore He arranged that Michal not become pregnant from David.


1

The Giv'onim asked to kill only seven of Sha'ul's descendants, and Mefivoshes was spared (21:6-7)! However, Malbim (21:6) explains that the Giv'onim knew that Yehonason did not consent to eradicate Nov; asked to kill all Sha'ul's descendants from his other children. (PF)

2

Yevamos 79a says that David passed Sha'ul's descendants in front of the Aron, and those that the Aron absorbed were killed. David "had mercy on Mefivoshes" (21:7), i.e. he prayed that the Aron expel him; this did not look like favoritism! (PF)

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