Then Michal took the household idol and put it on the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
1 Samuel 19:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised When the agents arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goat hair on its head. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And when the messengers came in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair at its head. American Standard Version (1901) And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof. Common English Bible When the messengers arrived, they found the idol in the bed with the goat’s hair on its head. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the messengers had arrived, they found a likeness on the bed, with a goat pelt at its head. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when the messengers were come in they found an image upon the bed, and a goat's skin at its head. |
Then Michal took the household idol and put it on the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.
Saul sent the agents back to see David and said, ‘Bring him on his bed so I can kill him.’
Saul asked Michal, ‘Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away, and he has escaped! ’ She answered him, ‘He said to me, “Let me go! Why should I kill you? ” ’