1 Samuel 19:15 meaning and explanation

But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”

1 Samuel 19:15, Berean Standard Bible

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Saul is speaking to his messengers after Michal has told them David is ill in bed. The king's order shows how far his jealousy has gone: he will not let sickness delay a killing, and he commands that David be carried to him on the bed so he can finish it himself.

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