2 Samuel 3:13

except thou first bring As the text stands it can only be rendered except on condition of thy bringing. But it looks like a combination of two readings, except thou bring(so the LXX.) and before thou bring(Vulg.).

David's reasons for demanding the restoration of Michal were probably (a) genuine affection for the wife of his youth who had saved his life (1 Samuel 18:20; 1 Samuel 19:11 ff.); (b) a desire to efface the slight put upon him by the deprivation; (c) a wish to conciliate the good will of the northern tribes by an alliance with Saul's family.