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1 Samuel 19:17

MichalSaul

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.

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.

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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.

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Cross references

  • 2 Samuel 2:22

    And Abner said again to Asahel, Turn thee aside from following me: wherefore should I smite thee to the ground? how then should I hold up my face to Joab thy brother?

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  • Exodus 1:17–19

    But the midwives feared God, and did not as the king of Egypt commanded them, but saved the men children alive.

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  • 1 Samuel 22:17

    And the king said unto the footmen that stood about him, Turn, and slay the priests of the LORD; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not shew it to me. But the servants of the king would not put forth their hand to fall upon the priests of the LORD.

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  • 1 Samuel 28:12

    And when the woman saw Samuel, she cried with a loud voice: and the woman spake to Saul, saying, Why hast thou deceived me? for thou art Saul.

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  • 1 Samuel 19:14

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

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  • Galatians 4:16

    Am I therefore become your enemy, because I tell you the truth?

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  • Matthew 2:16

    Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, according to the time which he had diligently enquired of the wise men.

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  • 1 Kings 21:20

    And Ahab said to Elijah, Hast thou found me, O mine enemy? And he answered, I have found thee: because thou hast sold thyself to work evil in the sight of the LORD.

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