¹¹ Saul sent messengers to watch David’s house and to kill him in the morning, but David’s wife Michal told him, “If you do not do something to save your life tonight, by tomorrow you will be put to death.” ¹² So Michal let David down through the window. He took off, got away, and escaped. ¹³ Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed. She put something made of goat hair on its head and covered the statue with clothing.