¹⁶ But when the men entered, the only thing they found in the bed was the statue. Some goat hair was at the place where David’s head would have been.

¹⁷ Saul said to Michal, “Why did you trick me like this? Why did you help my enemy escape?”

Michal told him, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away. If you don’t, I’ll kill you.’ ”

¹⁸ After David had run away and escaped, he went to Samuel at Ramah. He told him everything Saul had done to him. Then David and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there.