When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.
Parallel translations
- KJV And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
- BSB And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head.
- NKJV And when the messengers had come in, there was the image in the bed, with a cover of goats’ hair for his head.
- NASB When the messengers entered, behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair at its head.
- NLT But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat’s hair at its head.
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