1-Samuel - 19:16

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16 When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head.

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Explanation and meaning of 1-Samuel 19:16.

Differing Translations

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And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster.
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats hair at the head thereof.
And when the messengers were come in, they found an image upon the bed, and a goat's skin at its head.
And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' hair at its head.
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof.
And the messengers come in, and lo, the teraphim are on the bed, and the mattress of goats' hair, for his pillows.
And when the men came in, there was the image in the bed, with the cushion of goat's hair at its head
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the quilt of goats' hair at the head thereof.
And when the messengers had arrived, they found a likeness on the bed, with a goat pelt at its head.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

And when the messengers were come in,.... To David's house, and into the room where he was supposed to lie:
behold, there was an image in the bed to their great surprise; they expected to see David, but instead of him the teraphim, as in 1-Samuel 19:13; if they had been in the room before, and thought they had seen David in the bed, they might be the more surprised to find that it was only an image they saw:
with a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster; See Gill on 1-Samuel 19:13.

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