1 Samuel 19:15

And 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.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

In Context

14And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.

16And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head

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Cross References

1 Samuel 19:6And Saul gave ear to the voice of Jonathan, and said with an oath, By the living Lord, he is not to be put to death.

Psalms 37:12The sinner has evil designs against the upright, lifting up the voice of wrath against him.

Romans 3:15Their feet are quick in running after blood;

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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