They took the ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside [the image of] Dagon [their chief idol].

For rebellion is as the sin of witchcraft, and stubbornness is as iniquity and idol-worship. Because you have rejected the Word of Jehovah, He has also rejected you from being king!

Then Michal took a household idol and put it on the bed. She put a quilt made of goat's hair over its head and then covered the idol with a garment.

When the messengers came, {to their surprise} the idol [was] on the bed [with] the quilt of goat's hair at the head.