1 Samuel 19:14

Lutherbibel

Da sandte Saul Boten, daß sie David holten. Sie aber sprach: Er ist krank.

Parallel Translations

Schlachter Bibel (1951)
Da sandte Saul Boten, um David zu holen. Sie aber sprach: Er ist krank!

Elberfelder Bibel (1905)
Und Saul sandte Boten, um David zu holen; und sie sprach: Er ist krank.

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

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.