Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But when the men entered, there was the idol in the bed, and at the head was some goats’ hair. New Living Translation 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. English Standard Version And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head. Berean Standard Bible And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head. King James Bible And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. New King James Version And when the messengers had come in, there was the image in the bed, with a cover of goats’ hair for his head. New American Standard Bible When the messengers entered, behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at its head. NASB 1995 When the messengers entered, behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at its head. NASB 1977 When the messengers entered, behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at its head. Legacy Standard Bible The messengers came, and behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at its head. Amplified Bible When the messengers came in, there was the household idol on the bed with a quilt of goats’ hair at its head. Christian Standard Bible When the agents arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goat hair on its head. Holman Christian Standard Bible When the messengers arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goat hair on its head. 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. Contemporary English Version When the guards went in, all they found in the bed was the statue with the goat hair on its head. English Revised Version And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation The messengers came, and there in the bed were the idols with the goat-hair blanket at its head. Good News Translation They went inside and found the household idol in the bed and the goats' hair pillow at its head. International Standard Version The messengers went in, and there was the household idol in the bed with the cover of goat hair at its head! Majority Standard Bible And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head. NET Bible When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat's hair at its head. New Heart English Bible When the messengers came in, look, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head. Webster's Bible Translation And when the messengers had come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goat's hair for his bolster. World English Bible When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd the messengers come in, and behold, the teraphim [are] on the bed, and the mattress of goats’ [hair for] his pillows. 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. Smith's Literal Translation And the messengers will come in, and behold, the teraphim in the bed, and the braiding of goats hair at its head. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when the messengers were come in, they found an image upon the bed, and a goat's skin at its head. Catholic Public Domain Version And when the messengers had arrived, they found a likeness on the bed, with a goat pelt at its head. New American Bible But when the messengers entered, they found the teraphim in the bed, with the tangle of goat’s hair at its head. New Revised Standard Version When the messengers came in, the idol was in the bed, with the covering of goats’ hair on its head. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd when the messengers came in, behold, there was an idol in the bed, with a pillow of goat's skin at its head. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And the Messengers came and behold, the statue was in the bed, and skin of goats its pillow, and they told Shaul OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof. Brenton Septuagint Translation And the messengers come, and, behold, the images were on the bed, and the goat's liver at his head. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Michal Saves David…15But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.” 16And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head. 17And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’ ”… Cross References 1 Samuel 18:11 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice. 1 Samuel 20:31-33 For as long as the son of Jesse lives on this earth, neither you nor your kingdom shall be established. Now send for him and bring him to me, for he must surely die!” / “Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?” / Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David. 1 Samuel 25:29 And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling. 2 Samuel 17:1-3 Furthermore, Ahithophel said to Absalom, “Let me choose twelve thousand men and set out tonight in pursuit of David. / I will attack him while he is weak and weary; I will throw him into a panic, and all the people with him will flee; I will strike down only the king / and bring all the people back to you as a bride returning to her husband. You seek the life of only one man; then all the people will be at peace.” 2 Kings 6:14-17 the king of Aram sent horses, chariots, and a great army. They went there by night and surrounded the city. / When the servant of the man of God got up and went out early in the morning, behold, an army with horses and chariots had surrounded the city. So he asked Elisha, “Oh, my master, what are we to do?” / “Do not be afraid,” Elisha answered, “for those who are with us are more than those who are with them.” ... Psalm 59:1-4 For the choirmaster. To the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” A Miktam of David, when Saul sent men to watch David’s house in order to kill him. Deliver me from my enemies, O my God; protect me from those who rise against me. / Deliver me from workers of iniquity, and save me from men of bloodshed. / See how they lie in wait for me. Fierce men conspire against me for no transgression or sin of my own, O LORD. ... Psalm 59:16-17 But I will sing of Your strength and proclaim Your loving devotion in the morning. For You are my fortress, my refuge in times of trouble. / To You, O my strength, I sing praises, for You, O God, are my fortress, my God of loving devotion. Psalm 91:1-4 He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. / I will say to the LORD, “You are my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” / Surely He will deliver you from the snare of the fowler, and from the deadly plague. ... Proverbs 21:30 There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD. Isaiah 54:17 No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD. Matthew 2:13 When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” Matthew 10:16 Behold, I am sending you out like sheep among wolves; therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Matthew 12:14 But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus. Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Luke 4:28-30 On hearing this, all the people in the synagogue were enraged. / They got up, drove Him out of the town, and led Him to the brow of the hill on which the town was built, in order to throw Him over the cliff. / But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way. Treasury of Scripture And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster. Jump to Previous Bed Bolster Cushion Entered Hair Head Household Idol Image Mattress Messengers Net Pillow Pillows Quilt Teraphim ThereofJump to Next Bed Bolster Cushion Entered Hair Head Household Idol Image Mattress Messengers Net Pillow Pillows Quilt Teraphim Thereof1 Samuel 19 1. Elkanah, a Levite, having two wives, worships yearly at Shiloh4. He cherishes Hannah, though barren, and provoked by Peninnah 9. Hannah in grief prays for a child 12. Eli first rebuking her, afterwards blesses her 19. Hannah, having born Samuel, stays at home till he is weaned 24. She presents him, according to her vow, to the Lord But when the messengers entered This phrase sets the scene for a dramatic moment of deception. The "messengers" are agents of King Saul, sent to capture David. The Hebrew word for "messengers" is "mal'akhim," which can also mean "angels" or "envoys." In this context, it underscores the authority and intent behind their mission. Historically, Saul's increasing paranoia and hostility towards David reflect the spiritual and political turmoil of the time, as Saul's reign is marked by disobedience to God and the subsequent loss of divine favor. there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at its head at its head Hebrew And when the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים (ham·mal·’ā·ḵîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4397: A messenger, of God, an angel entered, וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go there was וְהִנֵּ֥ה (wə·hin·nêh) Conjunctive waw | Interjection Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! the idol הַתְּרָפִ֖ים (hat·tə·rā·p̄îm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8655: (a kind of idol) perhaps household idol in אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to the bed הַמִּטָּ֑ה (ham·miṭ·ṭāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4296: A bed, for, sleeping, eating, a sofa, litter, bier with the quilt וּכְבִ֥יר (ū·ḵə·ḇîr) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3523: (something woven) perhaps a quilt or net of goats' [hair] הָעִזִּ֖ים (hā·‘iz·zîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 5795: Female goat on its head. מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃ (mə·ra·’ă·šō·ṯāw) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4763: A place at the head, head place Links 1 Samuel 19:16 NIV1 Samuel 19:16 NLT 1 Samuel 19:16 ESV 1 Samuel 19:16 NASB 1 Samuel 19:16 KJV 1 Samuel 19:16 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 19:16 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 19:16 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 19:16 French Bible 1 Samuel 19:16 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 19:16 When the messengers came in behold (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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