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Good News Translation
1 Samuel 19:14
When Saul's men came to get David, Michal told them that he was sick.
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Christian Standard Bible®
When Saul sent agents to seize David, Michal said, “He’s sick.”
When Saul sent agents to seize David, Michal said, “He’s sick.”
Hebrew Names Version
When Sha'ul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
When Sha'ul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
King James Version
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Lexham English Bible
And Saul sent messengers to arrest David, but she said, "He is ill."
And Saul sent messengers to arrest David, but she said, "He is ill."
English Standard Version
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
New Century Version
Saul sent messengers to take David prisoner, but Michal said, "He is sick."
Saul sent messengers to take David prisoner, but Michal said, "He is sick."
New English Translation
When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, "He's sick."
When Saul sent messengers to arrest David, she said, "He's sick."
Amplified Bible
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
New American Standard Bible
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she sayd, He is sicke.
And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she sayd, He is sicke.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but she said, "He is sick."
Then Saul sent messengers to take David, but she said, "He is sick."
Contemporary English Version
The next morning, Saul sent guards to arrest David. But Michal told them, "David is sick."
The next morning, Saul sent guards to arrest David. But Michal told them, "David is sick."
Complete Jewish Bible
When Sha'ul sent messengers to capture David, she said, "He's ill."
When Sha'ul sent messengers to capture David, she said, "He's ill."
Darby Translation
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick.
And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick.
Easy-to-Read Version
Saul sent messengers to take David prisoner. But Michal said, "David is sick."
Saul sent messengers to take David prisoner. But Michal said, "David is sick."
George Lamsa Translation
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Literal Translation
And Saul sent messengers to take David. And she said, He is sick.
And Saul sent messengers to take David. And she said, He is sick.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then Saul sent messaugers, to fetch Dauid. But she sayde: He is sicke.
Then Saul sent messaugers, to fetch Dauid. But she sayde: He is sicke.
American Standard Version
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Bible in Basic English
And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.
And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when Saul sent messengers to fetche Dauid, she said, he is sicke.
And when Saul sent messengers to fetche Dauid, she said, he is sicke.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said: 'He is sick.'
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said: 'He is sick.'
King James Version (1611)
And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she said, He is sicke.
And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she said, He is sicke.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul sent messengers to take David; and they say that he is sick.
And Saul sent messengers to take David; and they say that he is sick.
English Revised Version
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Berean Standard Bible
When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, "He is ill."
When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, "He is ill."
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Saul sente sergeauntis, `that schulden rauysche Dauid, and it was answeride, that he was sijk.
Forsothe Saul sente sergeauntis, `that schulden rauysche Dauid, and it was answeride, that he was sijk.
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and she saith, `He [is] sick.'
And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and she saith, `He [is] sick.'
Update Bible Version
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He [is] sick.
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He [is] sick.
World English Bible
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
New King James Version
So when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
So when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
New Living Translation
When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn't get out of bed.
When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn't get out of bed.
New Life Bible
When Saul sent men to take David, Michal said, "He is sick."
When Saul sent men to take David, Michal said, "He is sick."
New Revised Standard
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said - He is, sick.
And, when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said - He is, sick.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Saul sent officers to seize David; and it was answered that he was sick.
And Saul sent officers to seize David; and it was answered that he was sick.
Revised Standard Version
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, "He is sick."
Contextual Overview
11 That same night Saul sent some men to watch David's house and kill him the next morning. Michal, David's wife, warned him, "If you don't get away tonight, tomorrow you will be dead." 12 She let him down from a window, and he ran away and escaped. 13 Then she took the household idol, laid it on the bed, put a pillow made of goats' hair at its head, and put a cover over it. 14 When Saul's men came to get David, Michal told them that he was sick. 15 But Saul sent them back to see David for themselves. He ordered them, "Carry him here in his bed, and I will kill him." 16 They went inside and found the household idol in the bed and the goats' hair pillow at its head. 17 Saul asked Michal, "Why have you tricked me like this and let my enemy escape?" She answered, "He said he would kill me if I didn't help him escape."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
she said: Joshua 2:5, 2 Samuel 16:17-19, 2 Samuel 17:20
Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 19:17 - He said 1 Samuel 19:20 - sent messengers
Cross-References
Genesis 19:4
Before the guests went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house. All the men of the city, both young and old, were there.
Before the guests went to bed, the men of Sodom surrounded the house. All the men of the city, both young and old, were there.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them."
Look, I have two daughters who are still virgins. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do whatever you want with them. But don't do anything to these men; they are guests in my house, and I must protect them."
Genesis 19:12
The two men said to Lot, "If you have anyone else here—sons, daughters, sons-in-law, or any other relatives living in the city—get them out of here,
The two men said to Lot, "If you have anyone else here—sons, daughters, sons-in-law, or any other relatives living in the city—get them out of here,
Genesis 19:14
Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, "Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place." But they thought he was joking.
Then Lot went to the men that his daughters were going to marry, and said, "Hurry up and get out of here; the Lord is going to destroy this place." But they thought he was joking.
Genesis 19:17
Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."
Then one of the angels said, "Run for your lives! Don't look back and don't stop in the valley. Run to the hills, so that you won't be killed."
Genesis 19:22
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there." Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.
Hurry! Run! I can't do anything until you get there." Because Lot called it small, the town was named Zoar.
Genesis 19:28
He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace.
He looked down at Sodom and Gomorrah and the whole valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a huge furnace.
Genesis 19:30
Because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his two daughters moved up into the hills and lived in a cave.
Because Lot was afraid to stay in Zoar, he and his two daughters moved up into the hills and lived in a cave.
Exodus 9:21
Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord 's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.
Others, however, paid no attention to the Lord 's warning and left their slaves and animals out in the open.
Exodus 12:31
That same night the king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave my country; go and worship the Lord , as you asked.
That same night the king sent for Moses and Aaron and said, "Get out, you and your Israelites! Leave my country; go and worship the Lord , as you asked.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And when Saul sent messengers to take David,.... Either the same who in the morning inquired for David, or those staying longer than Saul expected, and fearing they were negligent or corrupted, he sent others: to whom
she said, he [is] sick; and in bed, and cannot be spoke with; this lie she told through her affection to David, and to preserve his life; and this stratagem she devised to gain time, that while she was amusing the messengers with this tale of hers, before they could discover the truth of the matter David would be out of their reach; whereas, had she denied his being at home, or signified that he had made his escape, they would have immediately pursued after him, and he would have been in danger of being taken by them.
