1 Samuel 19:13

13Then Michal took an idol and laid it on the bed, covering it with a garment and putting some goats’ hair at the head.

13And Michal took the 19:13 Heb teraphimhousehold idol and laid it on the bed, and put a quilt of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothing.

13Michal took the household idol and laid it on the bed, and put a quilt of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.

13And Michal took the 19:13 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 to have been an image or idol about the size of a man, since Michal is able to use it as a ruse to trick Saul’s messengers (v 14).household idol and laid it on the bed, put a pillow of goats’ hair at its head, and covered it with clothes.

13Then Michal took a household idol19:13 Or a household god; Hebrew teraphim; also in verse 16 and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment.

13Then Michal got a statue of a god. She laid it on David’s bed. She covered it with clothes. And she put some goat hair at the place where David’s head would have been.