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12 She helped David leave through a window and climb down to the ground.[a] As David ran off, 13 Michal put a statue in his bed. She put goat hair on its head and dressed it in some of David's clothes.

14 The next morning, Saul sent guards to arrest David. But Michal told them, “David is sick.”

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  1. 19.12 ground: The house was probably built into the town wall, allowing David to come down outside the wall.

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