1 Samuel 19:14

Modern

When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”

Traditional

And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.

Literal

And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, “He is sick.”

Latin

Misit autem Saul apparitores, qui raperent David: et responsum est quod ægrotaret.

Hebrew

English

When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”

Theme notes and profiles

Joshua 2:5
At dusk, when the gate was about to close, the men went out, and I do not know which way they went. Pursue them quickly, and you may catch them!”
2 Samuel 17:20
When Absalom’s servants came to the woman at the house, they asked, “Where are Ahimaaz and Jonathan?” “They have crossed over the brook,” she replied. The men searched but did not find them, so they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Samuel 16:17–19
“Is this the loyalty you show your friend?” Absalom replied. “Why did you not go with your friend?”

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel