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

1 Samuel 19:14

Michal Saves David's Life

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I. In context 5,439 passages · 1,189 chapters

The Passage 1 Samuel 19:11-17

11 Saul also sent messengers unto David's house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David's wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.

12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.

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The Chapter 1 Samuel 19

1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself:

3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of thee; and what I see, that I will tell thee.

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II. Study deeper 1,058 articles

Major Old Testament Narratives & Events David on the Run from Saul From Nob to the cave of Adullam to Gath and Ziklag — the years of flight that formed Israel's next king, and the psalms whose titles are dated inside them. Begin reading

Key People of the Bible (Character Studies) Michal: A Princess Caught Between Two Men Major Old Testament Narratives & Events David Spares Saul's Life (Twice) Key People of the Bible (Character Studies) Abigail: A Wise and Discerning Woman Listicle and Comparative Topics 7 Things You Didn't Know About King David

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