1 Samuel 19:13 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.”

1 Samuel 19:13 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 19:13 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 19:13 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Michal took the teraphim and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head and covered it with clothes.”

1 Samuel 19:13 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 19:13 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof, and covered it with the clothes. ”

1 Samuel 19:13 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 19:13 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and Michal taketh the teraphim, and layeth on the bed, and the mattress of goats' <FI>hair<Fi> she hath put <FI>for<Fi> his pillows, and covereth with a garment.”

1 Samuel 19:13 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 19:13 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Michal took the image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' [hair] at its head, and covered it with the coverlet. ”

1 Samuel 19:13 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 19:13 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Then Michal tooke an image, and layde it in the bed, and put a pillow stuffed with goates heare vnder the head of it, and couered it with a cloth.”

1 Samuel 19:13 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 19:13 in Context — 1 Samuel 19

11 Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

13 And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.

14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

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What Does 1 Samuel 19:13 Mean?

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