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1 Samuel 19:14
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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.
Good News Translation
When Saul's men came to get David, Michal told them that he was sick.
When Saul's men came to get David, Michal told them that he was 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
11Saul sent men to David's house to stake it out and then, first thing in the morning, to kill him. But Michal, David's wife, told him what was going on. "Quickly now—make your escape tonight. If not, you'll be dead by morning!" She let him out of a window, and he made his escape. Then Michal took a dummy god and put it in the bed, placed a wig of goat's hair on its head, and threw a quilt over it. When Saul's men arrived to get David, she said, "He's sick in bed." 15Saul sent his men back, ordering them, "Bring him, bed and all, so I can kill him." When the men entered the room, all they found in the bed was the dummy god with its goat-hair wig! 17 Saul stormed at Michal: "How could you play tricks on me like this? You sided with my enemy, and now he's gotten away!"
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 they went to bed men from all over the city of Sodom, young and old, descended on the house from all sides and boxed them in. They yelled to Lot, "Where are the men who are staying with you for the night? Bring them out so we can have our sport with them!"
Before they went to bed men from all over the city of Sodom, young and old, descended on the house from all sides and boxed them in. They yelled to Lot, "Where are the men who are staying with you for the night? Bring them out so we can have our sport with them!"
Genesis 19:12
The two men said to Lot, "Do you have any other family here? Sons, daughters—anybody in the city? Get them out of here, and now! We're going to destroy this place. The outcries of victims here to God are deafening; we've been sent to blast this place into oblivion."
The two men said to Lot, "Do you have any other family here? Sons, daughters—anybody in the city? Get them out of here, and now! We're going to destroy this place. The outcries of victims here to God are deafening; we've been sent to blast this place into oblivion."
Genesis 19:14
Lot went out and warned the fiancés of his daughters, "Evacuate this place; God is about to destroy this city!" But his daughters' would-be husbands treated it as a joke.
Lot went out and warned the fiancés of his daughters, "Evacuate this place; God is about to destroy this city!" But his daughters' would-be husbands treated it as a joke.
Genesis 19:30
Lot left Zoar and went into the mountains to live with his two daughters; he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his daughters.
Lot left Zoar and went into the mountains to live with his two daughters; he was afraid to stay in Zoar. He lived in a cave with his daughters.
Exodus 12:31
Pharaoh called in Moses and Aaron that very night and said, "Get out of here and be done with you—you and your Israelites! Go worship God on your own terms. And yes, take your sheep and cattle as you've insisted, but go. And bless me."
Pharaoh called in Moses and Aaron that very night and said, "Get out of here and be done with you—you and your Israelites! Go worship God on your own terms. And yes, take your sheep and cattle as you've insisted, but go. And bless me."
2 Chronicles 30:10
So the couriers set out, going from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far north as Zebulun. But the people poked fun at them, treated them as a joke. But not all; some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to accept the invitation and come to Jerusalem. It was better in Judah—God worked powerfully among them to make it unanimous, responding to the orders sent out by the king and his officials, orders backed up by the word of God .
So the couriers set out, going from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far north as Zebulun. But the people poked fun at them, treated them as a joke. But not all; some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun weren't too proud to accept the invitation and come to Jerusalem. It was better in Judah—God worked powerfully among them to make it unanimous, responding to the orders sent out by the king and his officials, orders backed up by the word of God .
Proverbs 29:1
For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn, There'll come a day when life tumbles in and they break, but by then it'll be too late to help them.
For people who hate discipline and only get more stubborn, There'll come a day when life tumbles in and they break, but by then it'll be too late to help them.
Jeremiah 20:7
You pushed me into this, God , and I let you do it. You were too much for me. And now I'm a public joke. They all poke fun at me. Every time I open my mouth I'm shouting, "Murder!" or "Rape!" And all I get for my God -warnings are insults and contempt. But if I say, "Forget it! No more God -Messages from me!" The words are fire in my belly, a burning in my bones. I'm worn out trying to hold it in. I can't do it any longer! Then I hear whispering behind my back: "There goes old ‘Danger-Everywhere.' Shut him up! Report him!" Old friends watch, hoping I'll fall flat on my face: "One misstep and we'll have him. We'll get rid of him for good!"
You pushed me into this, God , and I let you do it. You were too much for me. And now I'm a public joke. They all poke fun at me. Every time I open my mouth I'm shouting, "Murder!" or "Rape!" And all I get for my God -warnings are insults and contempt. But if I say, "Forget it! No more God -Messages from me!" The words are fire in my belly, a burning in my bones. I'm worn out trying to hold it in. I can't do it any longer! Then I hear whispering behind my back: "There goes old ‘Danger-Everywhere.' Shut him up! Report him!" Old friends watch, hoping I'll fall flat on my face: "One misstep and we'll have him. We'll get rid of him for good!"
Jeremiah 51:6
"Get out of Babylon as fast as you can. Run for your lives! Save your necks! Don't linger and lose your lives to my vengeance on her as I pay her back for her sins. Babylon was a fancy gold chalice held in my hand, Filled with the wine of my anger to make the whole world drunk. The nations drank the wine and they've all gone crazy. Babylon herself will stagger and crash, senseless in a drunken stupor—tragic! Get anointing balm for her wound. Maybe she can be cured."
"Get out of Babylon as fast as you can. Run for your lives! Save your necks! Don't linger and lose your lives to my vengeance on her as I pay her back for her sins. Babylon was a fancy gold chalice held in my hand, Filled with the wine of my anger to make the whole world drunk. The nations drank the wine and they've all gone crazy. Babylon herself will stagger and crash, senseless in a drunken stupor—tragic! Get anointing balm for her wound. Maybe she can be cured."
Ezekiel 20:49
And I said, "O God , everyone is saying of me, ‘He just makes up stories.'"
And I said, "O God , everyone is saying of me, ‘He just makes up stories.'"
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.
