1 Samuel 19:9-17

9But one day when Saul was sitting at home, with spear in hand, the tormenting spirit from the Lord suddenly came upon him again. As David played his harp,

10Saul hurled his spear at David. But David dodged out of the way, and leaving the spear stuck in the wall, he fled and escaped into the night.

11Then Saul sent troops to watch David’s house. They were told to kill David when he came out the next morning. But Michal, David’s wife, warned him, “If you don’t escape tonight, you will be dead by morning.”

12So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped.

13Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s hair at its head.

14When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed.

15But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!”

16But 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.

17“Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal. “I had to,” Michal replied. “He threatened to kill me if I didn’t help him.”