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pal´tı̄ ( פּלטי , palṭı̄ , "Yah delivers"):

(1) One of the "searchers" of Canaan sent by Moses (Numbers 13:9 ), representing Benjamin in the expedition (Ezekiel 13:9 ).

(2) The man to whom Saul gave Michal, David's wife, after the estrangement (1 Samuel 25:44 ). He is "the captain of the people" of 2 Esdras 5:16 ("Phaltiel," margin "Psaltiel"). In 2 Samuel 3:15 , he is named "Phaltiel" (the King James Version), "Paltiel" (the Revised Version), and is there mentioned in connection with David's recovery of Michal.

Bibliography Information
Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. Entry for 'Palti'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​p/palti.html. 1915.
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