Holy Scripture
1 Samuel 19:16
A church father on this verse
“Now Michal's name means "reign," because sin reigned over our nature up to that time. And at the very time he himself was born, he [the Lord in the figure of David] went out through a window. And the window indicates the return to the light again of the one who made himself known to those sitting in darkness and the s…”
Source: Septuagint
Original
16And the messengers come, and, behold, the images were on the bed, and the goat’s liver at his head.
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14And Saul sent messengers to take David; and they say that he is sick.
15And he sends to David, saying, Bring him to me on the bed, that I may slay him.
— 1 Samuel 19:16 —
17And Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou thus deceived me, and suffered my enemy to depart, and he has escaped? and Michal said to Saul, He said, Let me go, and if not, I will slay thee.
18So David fled, and escaped, and comes to Samuel to Ramah, and tells him all that Saul had done to him: and Samuel and David went, and dwelt in Naioth in Ramah.