Other translations
American Standard Version
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats hair at the head thereof.
Darby Bible Translation
And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' hair at its head.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)
And when the messengers were come in, they found an image upon the bed, and a goat's skin at its head.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance
And when the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at the head thereof.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible
And when the messengers came in, behold, the image was in the bed, with the pillow of goats’ hair at its head.
God's Word
The messengers came, and there in the bed were the idols with the goat-hair blanket at its head.
Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the messengers arrived, to their surprise, the household idol was on the bed with some goat hair on its head.
International Standard Version
The messengers went in, and there was the household idol in the bed with the cover of goat hair at its head!
NET Bible
When the messengers came, they found only the idol on the bed and the quilt made of goat's hair at its head.
New American Standard Bible
When the messengers entered, behold, the household idol was on the bed with the quilt of goats' hair at its head.
New International Version
But when the men entered, there was the idol in the bed, and at the head was some goats' hair.
New Living Translation
But 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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
The World English Bible
When the messengers came in, behold, the teraphim was in the bed, with the pillow of goats' hair at its head.