KJV King James Version
And when the messengers were come in, behold, [there was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ [hair] for his bolster.
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1 Samuel 19:16
And when the messengers were come in, behold, [there was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ [hair] for his bolster.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the goat hair on its head.
WEB World English Bible
When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.
ASV American Standard Version
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at the head thereof.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim are on the bed, and the mattress of goats’ hair, for his pillows.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 19
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 [again] to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
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.
17 And 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?
18 So 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.
19 And it was told Saul, saying, Behold, David [is] at Naioth in Ramah.
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