TheWay BibleHome›Bible›1 Samuel›1 Samuel 19›1 Samuel 19:16
1 Samuel 19:16 KJV
1 Samuel · chapter 19 · verse 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.1 Samuel 19:16 · King James Version
1 Samuel 19:16 in context
14And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
15And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
16And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
17And 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?
18So 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- messengersmălʼâka messengerH4397 →
- bolstermᵉraʼăshâhproperly, a headpieceH4763 →
- pillowkᵉbîyra matrassH3523 →
- goats'ʻêza she-goat , but masculine in pluralH5795 →
- imagetᵉrâphîymTeraphim a family idolH8655 →
- bedmiṭṭâha bed forsleeping or eatingH4296 →
Keep reading in TheWay Bible App
Read, study, memorize, journal, and pray — tap any word for its Greek or Hebrew definition, save verses to memorize, and keep a journal. Free on the web and iOS.
Here is, I. Saul's further design of mischief to David. When David had escaped the javelin, supposing he went straight to his own house, as indeed he did, Saul sent some of his guards after him to lay wait at the door of his house, and to assassinate him in the morning as soon as he stirred out, Sa1 19:11.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 11-17