1 Samuel 19:14
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
1 Samuel 19:14 in other translations
| BSB | When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.” |
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| WEB | When Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, “He is sick.” |
| ASV | And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. |
| YLT | And Saul sendeth messengers to take David, and she saith, ‘He is sick.' |
| DARBY | And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick. |
| BBE | And when Saul sent men to take David, she said, He is ill. |
| Webster | And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick. |
What does 1 Samuel 19:14 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:13-14
13-14. And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed--"an image," literally, "the teraphim," and laid, not in the bed, but literally on the "divan"; and "the pillows," that is, the cushion, which usually lay at the back of the divan and was stuffed with "goat's hair," she took from its bolster or heading at the upper part of the divan. This she placed lower down, and covered with a mantle, as if to foster a…
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:11-24
Michal's stratagem to gain time till David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood had not even the plea of necessity to excuse it, and manifests that she was not influenced by the same spirit of piety which had dictated Jonathan's language to Saul. In flying to Samuel, David made God his refuge. Samuel, as a prophet, was best able to advise him what to do in this day of distress. He met with little rest…
1 Samuel 19:14 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 19:14
- Joshua 2:5
And it came to pass about the time of shutting of the gate, when it was dark, that the men went out: whither the men went I wot not: pursue after them quickly; for ye shall overtake them.
- 2 Samuel 17:20
And when Absalom’s servants came to the woman to the house, they said, Where is Ahimaaz and Jonathan? And the woman said unto them, They be gone over the brook of water. And when they had sought and could not find them, they returned to Jerusalem.
- 2 Samuel 16:17-19
And Absalom said to Hushai, Is this thy kindness to thy friend? why wentest thou not with thy friend? And Hushai said unto Absalom, Nay; but whom the Lord, and this people, and all the men of Israel, choose, his will I be, and with him will I abide. And again, whom should I serve? should I not serve in the presence of his son? as I have served in thy father’s presence, so will I be in thy presence.
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Jos 2:5; 2Sa 16:17-19; 17:20
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Context
- 1 Samuel 19:13
And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.
- 1 Samuel 19:14
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
- 1 Samuel 19:15
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
1 Samuel 19:14 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando Saúl envió mensajeros que tomasen á David, ella respondió: Está enfermo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül envoya des messagers pour prendre David, et elle dit: Il est malade. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul sandte Boten, um David zu holen; und sie sprach: Er ist krank. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Misit autem Saul apparitores, qui raperent David: et responsum est quod ægrotaret. |