1 Samuel 19:16

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When the men entered the room, all they found in the bed was the dummy god with its goat-hair wig!

And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.

But when the men entered, there was the idol in the bed, and at the head was some goats’ hair.

When the agents arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goat hair on its head.

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.

When the messengers came, to their surprise the idol was on the bed with the quilt of goat’s hair at the head.

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

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