1 Samuel 19:13
Michal then took a household idol, placed it in the bed, put a quilt made of goat's hair at its head, and covered it with a garment.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
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.
KJV1611 – Modern English
And Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for its head, and covered it with a cloth.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
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.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
And Michal{H4324} took{H3947} the teraphim,{H8655} and laid{H7760} it in the bed,{H4296} and put{H7760} a pillow{H3523} of goats'{H5795} [hair] at the head{H4763} thereof, and covered{H3680} it with the clothes.{H899}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
And Michal{H4324} took{H3947}{(H8799)} an image{H8655}, and laid{H7760}{(H8799)} it in the bed{H4296}, and put{H7760}{(H8804)} a pillow{H3523} of goats{H5795}' hair for his bolster{H4763}, and covered{H3680}{(H8762)} it with a cloth{H899}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Mickol toke an ymage, and layed it in the bed, and laied a goates skinne at the heade of it, and couered it with clothes.
Geneva Bible (1560)
Then Michal tooke an image, & layde it in the bed, & put a pillow stuffed with goates heare vnder the head of it, & couered it with a cloth.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
And Michol toke an image, and layde it in the bed, & put a pillowe stuffed with goates heere vnder the head of it, and couered it with a cloth.
Authorized King James Version (1611)
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.
Webster's Bible (1833)
Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [hair] at the head of it, and covered it with the clothes.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
and Michal taketh the teraphim, and layeth on the bed, and the mattress of goats' `hair' she hath put `for' his pillows, and covereth with a garment.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' `hair' at the head thereof, and covered it with the clothes.
American Standard Version (1901)
And Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [hair] at the head thereof, and covered it with the clothes.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Then 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.
World English Bible (2000)
Michal took the teraphim, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' [hair] at its head, and covered it with the clothes.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
Then Michal took a household idol and put it on the bed. She put a quilt made of goat’s hair over its head and then covered the idol with a garment.
Referenced Verses
- Gen 31:19 : 19 Meanwhile, Laban had gone to shear his sheep, and Rachel stole her father’s household idols.
- Judg 18:14 : 14 Then the five men who had gone to scout out the land of Laish said to their fellow Danites, 'Do you know that in these houses there's an ephod, household gods, a carved image, and a cast idol? Now think about what you should do.'
- Judg 18:17 : 17 The five men who had gone to scout the land went inside and took the carved image, the ephod, the household gods, and the cast idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.
- Hos 3:4 : 4 For the children of Israel will live many days without a king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or household idols.
- Judg 17:5 : 5 Now this man Micah had a shrine, and he made an ephod and household idols, and he consecrated one of his sons to become his priest.
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14 When Saul sent messengers to capture David, Michal said, 'He is sick.'
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17 Saul said to Michal, 'Why have you deceived me like this? You let my enemy go, and he has escaped.' Michal answered Saul, 'He said to me,
18 David fled and escaped. He went to Samuel at Ramah and told him everything that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went and stayed in Naioth.
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29 As the ark of the covenant of the LORD entered the City of David, Michal, Saul's daughter, looked out of the window. When she saw King David leaping and celebrating, she despised him in her heart.
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16 'I have spread my couch with coverings, colored linens from Egypt.'
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