1 Samuel 19:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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?”
1 Samuel 19:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 19:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 19:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and let my enemy go, so that he has escaped?” Michal answered Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go! Why should I kill you?’””
1 Samuel 19:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 19:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And Saul said unto Michal, Why hast thou deceived me thus, and let mine enemy go, so that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said unto me, Let me go; why should I kill thee? ”
1 Samuel 19:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 19:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And Saul saith unto Michal, `Why thus hast thou deceived me--that thou dost send away mine enemy, and he is escaped?' and Michal saith unto Saul, `He said unto me, Send me away: why do I put thee to death?'”
1 Samuel 19:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 19:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee? ”
1 Samuel 19:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 19:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And Saul said vnto Michal, Why hast thou mocked me so, and sent away mine enemie, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said vnto me, Let me go, or els I will kill thee.”
1 Samuel 19:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 19:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 19
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.
19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David is at Naioth in Ramah.
What Does 1 Samuel 19:17 Mean?
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