KJV ORIGINAL
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
When the messengers came inside, they found a household idol in the bed, with a pillow made of goat hair at its head.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The messengers discovered that Michal had tricked them by putting a statue in David's bed to make it look like he was sleeping there.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of the story where King Saul sent men to kill David at his house. David's wife Michal (Saul's daughter) helped David escape by lowering him through a window, then placed a household idol (teraphim) in his bed to buy him time. When Saul's messengers arrived to arrest David, they were fooled by this deception until they got close enough to see it wasn't really him.
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