1 Samuel 19:15
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.
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?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”
- KJV
- And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
- WEB
- Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
- ASV
- And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
- DARBY
- And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death.
- BLB
- And Saul sent [back] the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up in the bed to me, that I may kill him.”
- ÅB
- Så sendte Saul budene avsted for å få se David og sa: Bær ham hit til meg i sengen, for at han kan bli drept!
- OTB
- Da sendte Saul budene for å se David, og sa: “Bring ham opp til meg i sengen, så jeg kan drepe ham.”
- B1930
- Så sendte Saul budene avsted for å få se David og sa: Bær ham hit til mig i sengen, forat han kan bli drept!
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 27:3–4
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Read in context1 Samuel 19:6
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
Read in contextJob 31:31
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
Read in contextPsalms 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Read in contextRomans 3:15
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
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