1 Samuel 19:15-17

Expanded Bible

¹⁵ Saul sent ·them [^Lmessengers; agents; soldiers] back to see David, saying, “Bring him to me on his bed so I can kill him.”

¹⁶ When the ·messengers [agents; soldiers] entered David’s house, they found just an ·idol [household image; 19:13] on the bed with goats’ hair on its head.

¹⁷ Saul said to Michal, “Why did ·you trick [deceive; betray] me this way? You let my enemy go so he could ·run away [escape]!”

Michal answered Saul, “David told me ·if I did not help him escape, he would kill me [^L“Let me go. Why should I kill you?].”