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New Living Translation
1 Samuel 19:14
When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn't get out of bed.
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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 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 Then Saul sent troops to watch David's house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David's wife, warned him, "If you don't escape tonight, you will be dead by morning." 12 So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped. 13 Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat's hair at its head. 14 When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn't get out of bed. 15 But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, "Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!" 16 But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat's hair at its head. 17 "Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?" Saul demanded of Michal. "I had to," Michal replied. "He threatened to kill me if I didn't help him."
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
But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
But before they retired for the night, all the men of Sodom, young and old, came from all over the city and surrounded the house.
Genesis 19:8
Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection."
Look, I have two virgin daughters. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do with them as you wish. But please, leave these men alone, for they are my guests and are under my protection."
Genesis 19:12
Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. "Do you have any other relatives here in the city?" they asked. "Get them out of this place—your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else.
Meanwhile, the angels questioned Lot. "Do you have any other relatives here in the city?" they asked. "Get them out of this place—your sons-in-law, sons, daughters, or anyone else.
Genesis 19:14
So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiancés, "Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it." But the young men thought he was only joking.
So Lot rushed out to tell his daughters' fiancés, "Quick, get out of the city! The Lord is about to destroy it." But the young men thought he was only joking.
Genesis 19:17
When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
When they were safely out of the city, one of the angels ordered, "Run for your lives! And don't look back or stop anywhere in the valley! Escape to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
Genesis 19:22
But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there." (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means "little place.")
But hurry! Escape to it, for I can do nothing until you arrive there." (This explains why that village was known as Zoar, which means "little place.")
Genesis 19:28
He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
He looked out across the plain toward Sodom and Gomorrah and watched as columns of smoke rose from the cities like smoke from a furnace.
Genesis 19:30
Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
Afterward Lot left Zoar because he was afraid of the people there, and he went to live in a cave in the mountains with his two daughters.
Exodus 9:21
But those who paid no attention to the word of the Lord left theirs out in the open.
But those who paid no attention to the word of the Lord left theirs out in the open.
Exodus 12:31
Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. "Get out!" he ordered. "Leave my people—and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the Lord as you have requested.
Pharaoh sent for Moses and Aaron during the night. "Get out!" he ordered. "Leave my people—and take the rest of the Israelites with you! Go and worship the Lord as you have requested.
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.
