Parallel Verses
The Emphasized Bible
And, when the messengers entered, lo! the household god in the bed, - with a fly-net of goats-hair at its head.
New American Standard Bible
When the messengers entered, behold, the
King James Version
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
Holman Bible
When the messengers arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goat hair on 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!
A Conservative Version
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' [hair] at the head of it.
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.
Amplified
When the messengers came in, there was the
Bible in Basic English
And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head
Darby Translation
And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' hair at its head.
Julia Smith Translation
And the messengers will come in, and behold, the teraphim in the bed, and the braiding of goats hair at its head.
King James 2000
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his head.
Lexham Expanded Bible
When the messengers came, {to their surprise} the idol [was] on the bed [with] the quilt of goat's hair at the head.
Modern King James verseion
And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed with a pillow of goats' hair at its head.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the messengers were come in, "Behold there lay an image in the bed, with a pillow of goat's hair under the head of it.
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, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head.
Webster
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim are on the bed, and the mattress of goats' hair, for his pillows.
Themes
Jealousy » Instances of » Saul, of david
Kings » Who reigned over all israel » saul
Topics
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References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 19:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
David Has To Flee Again
15 So Saul sent messengers to see David, saying, - Bring him up in the bed unto me, that I may put him to death. 16 And, when the messengers entered, lo! the household god in the bed, - with a fly-net of goats-hair at its head. 17 And Saul said unto Michal - Wherefore, in this way, hast thou deceived me, and let go mine enemy, that he hath escaped? Then said Michal unto Saul, He, himself, said unto me - Let me go, wherefore should I put thee to death?