1 Samuel 19:16 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.”
1 Samuel 19:16 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 19:16 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 19:16 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.”
1 Samuel 19:16 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 19:16 ASV — 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. ”
1 Samuel 19:16 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 19:16 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim <FI>are<Fi> on the bed, and the mattress of goats' <FI>hair<Fi> , <FI>for<Fi> his pillows.”
1 Samuel 19:16 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 19:16 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [hair] at its head. ”
1 Samuel 19:16 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 19:16 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the messengers were come in, behold, an image was in the bed, with a pillow of goates heare vnder the head of it.”
1 Samuel 19:16 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 19:16 in Context — 1 Samuel 19
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.
16 And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
17 And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?
18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.
What Does 1 Samuel 19:16 Mean?
1 Samuel 19:16 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 19. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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