1 Samuel 19:13
“And Michal took an image, and laid it in the bed, and put a pillow of goats' hair for his bolster, and covered it with a cloth.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And Michal took an image,.... Or "teraphim", as the word is; which, if the same with those that Rachel stole from her…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
An image - “Teraphim” (see the margin), an image, or bust in human form, and as large as life, of a kind of household…
Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832
Michal took an image - את התרפים eth hatteraphim, the teraphim. The Hebrew word appears to mean any kind of image, in…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–17141 Samuel 19:11-17
Here is, I. Saul's further design of mischief to David. When David had escaped the javelin, supposing he went straight…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
an image The teraphim. These were the penatesor house-hold images of the Israelites, brought originally from their…
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