9. But 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,
10. Saul 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.
11. Then 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.”
12. So she helped him climb out through a window, and he fled and escaped.
13. Then 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.