Then Michal took a household idol, laid it in the bed, put a quilt of goats’ hair at the head and covered it with a cloth.
1 Samuel 19:16 - Tree of Life Version When the messengers came in, behold, the household idol was in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at 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 a household idol, laid it in the bed, put a quilt of goats’ hair at the head and covered it with a cloth.
So Saul sent the agents back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed so I may put him to death.”
Saul then said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy get away, so that he escaped?” Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go or I’ll kill you!’”