1 Samuel 19:13 — And Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, put a pillow of goat… — AMP | maBible
Read 1 Samuel 19:13 (Amplified Bible) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Samuel 19.13, 1 Samuel 19v13, 1S. 19:13. And Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.
Other reference formats: 1 Samuel 19.13, 1 Samuel 19v13, 1S. 19:13.
13 And Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.
Notes and references
Exactly what this was is not known, but the Hebrew word (teraphim) is the usual one to refer to household idols. It could have been an image bequeathed by Saul to Michal, perhaps indicative of Saul’s lapse from God, or just a spoil of war with no meaning for the Israelites. In any case, it appears…