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Saul also sent messengers vnto Dauids house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal Dauids wife tolde him, saying, If thou saue not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slaine.

So Michal let Dauid downe thorow a window: and hee went and fled, and escaped.

And Michal tooke an image, and laid it in the bedde, and put a pillow of goats haire for his bolster, and couered it with a cloth.

And when Saul sent messengers to take Dauid, she said, He is sicke.

And Saul sent the messengers againe to see Dauid, saying, Bring him vp to me in the bedde, that I may slay him.

And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goates haire for his bolster.

And Saul said vnto Michal, Why hast thou deceiued me so, and sent away mine enemie, that he is escaped? And Michal answered Saul, Hee said vnto me, Let mee goe; Why should I kill thee?