1 Samuel 19:16

16 And when the messengers had come in, behold, [there was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goat's [hair] for his bolster.

1 Samuel 19:16 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 19:16

And when the messengers were come in
To David's house, and into the room where he was supposed to lie:

behold, [there was] an image in the bed to their great surprise;
they expected to see David, but instead of him the teraphim, as in ( 1 Samuel 19:13 ) ; if they had been in the room before, and thought they had seen David in the bed, they might be the more surprised to find that it was only an image they saw:

with a pillow of goats' [hair] for his bolster;
(See Gill on 1 Samuel 19:13).

1 Samuel 19:16 In-Context

14 And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He [is] sick.

15 And Saul sent the messengers [again] to see David, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

16 And when the messengers had come in, behold, [there was] an image in the bed, with a pillow of goat's [hair] for his bolster.

17 And Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away my enemy, that he has escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill thee?

18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.