1 Samuel 19:15

Saul Tries to Kill David

14When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.”15But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”16And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.

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Berean Standard Bible
But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”
American Standard Version (1901)
And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
Bible in Basic English
And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death.
Free Bible Version
Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him to me in the bed so I can kill him.”
King James (Authorized) Version
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
Translation for Translators
When they reported that to Saul, he told them to go back to David’s house. He said to them, “Bring him to me lying on his bed, in order that I can kill him!”
Unlocked Literal Bible
Then Saul sent the messengers to see David; he said, “Bring him up to me in the bed, so that I may kill him.”
Noah Webster Bible
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
World English Bible
Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
Young's Literal Translation
And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, 'Bring him up in the bed unto me,' — to put him to death.