1 Samuel 19:14

And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.

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

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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.

15And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 16:17And Absalom said, Is this your love for your friend? why did you not go with your friend?

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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