1 Samuel 19:17

¹⁵ 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.”

¹⁶ And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.

And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”

¹⁸ So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.

¹⁹ When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah,

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.

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BSB: And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
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?
WEB: 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?’”
ASV: 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?
DARBY: 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?
BLB: And Saul said to Michal, “Why have you deceived me like this and sent away my enemy, so that he has escaped?” And Michal answered to Saul, “He said to me, ‘Let me go; why should I kill you?’”

ÅB: Da sa Saul til Mikal: Hvorfor har du narret meg slik og latt min fiende slippe bort, så han er kommet unna? Mikal svarte Saul: Han sa til meg: La meg slippe bort, ellers slår jeg deg ihjel.
OTB: Så sa Saul til Mikal: “Hvorfor har du bedratt meg slik og latt min fiende gå, så han har sluppet unna?” Og Mikal sa til Saul: “Han sa til meg, ‘La meg gå! Hvorfor skulle jeg drepe deg?’”
B1930: Da sa Saul til Mikal: Hvorfor har du narret mig således og latt min fiende slippe bort, så han er kommet unda? Mikal svarte Saul: Han sa til mig: La mig slippe bort, ellers slår jeg dig ihjel.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

2 Samuel 2:22
Once again, Abner warned Asahel, “Stop chasing me. Why should I strike you to the ground? How could I show my face to your brother Joab?”
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Exodus 1:17–19
The midwives, however, feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt had instructed; they let the boys live.
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1 Samuel 22:17
Then the king ordered the guards at his side, “Turn and kill the priests of the LORD, because they too sided with David. For they knew he was fleeing, but they did not tell me.” But the king’s servants would not lift a hand to strike the priests of the LORD.
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1 Samuel 28:12
But when the woman saw Samuel, she cried out in a loud voice and said to Saul, “Why have you deceived me? You are Saul!”
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1 Samuel 19:14
When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”
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Galatians 4:16
Have I now become your enemy by telling you the truth?
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Matthew 2:16
When Herod saw that he had been outwitted by the Magi, he was filled with rage. Sending orders, he put to death all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity who were two years old and under, according to the time he had learned from the Magi.
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1 Kings 21:20
When Elijah arrived, Ahab said to him, “So you have found me out, my enemy.” He replied, “I have found you out because you have sold yourself to do evil in the sight of the LORD.
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