Civilwarbuff

It seems your post is more of an excuse for the idols.....I mean, Saul was annointed of God, Michal was his daughter and David was a man after God's own heart.  How could any of them believe that having idols in their household was OK in Gods sight?  Why Samuel did not condemn them is probably a whole 'nother thread.....

Why would Michal, daughter of Saul and wife of David, have an idol in their household?  I mean "no other gods before me" and "no graven images" immediately come to mind.  Can anyone explain this?

 13  Then Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed with a cover of goat hair placed at its head. Then she covered it with clothes. (ISV)

H8655

Original: תּרפים
Transliteration: terâphı̂ym
Phonetic: ter-aw-feme'
BDB Definition:
idolatry, idols, image(s), teraphim, family idol
a kind of idol used in household shrine or worship
Origin: pl. from H7495
TWOT entry: 2545
Part(s) of speech: Noun Masculine
Strong's Definition: Plural perhaps from H7495; a healer ; Teraphim (singular or plural) a family idol: - idols (-atry), images, teraphim.