1 Samuel 19:12

So Michal let David down through the window, and he went in flight and got away.

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In The King James Version

So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

In Context

11Then in that night Saul sent men to David's house to keep watch on him so as to put him to death in the morning: and David's wife Michal said to him, If you do not go away to a safe place tonight you will be put to death in the morning.

13Then Michal took the image and put it in the bed, with a cushion of goat's hair at its head, and she put clothing over it.

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Cross References

Joshua 2:15Then she let them down from the window by a cord, for the house where she was living was on the town wall.

Acts 9:24But Saul got knowledge of their design. And they kept watch day and night on the roads out of the town, so that they might put him to death:

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:12-18

11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain. 12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped. 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. 15 And Saul sent the messengers… Read the whole commentary →

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