1 Samuel 19:8

And there was war again; and David went forth and fought with the Philistines, and smote them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

In Context

7Then Jonathan called David, and Jonathan declared to him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence as previously.

9And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played with his hand.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:30And the princes of the Philistines went forth; and it came to pass, whenever they went forth, that David succeeded better than all the servants of Saul; and his name was much esteemed.

1 Kings 20:21And the king of Israel went out, and smote the horses and chariots, and slew the Syrians with a great slaughter.

Psalms 27:3If a host encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; if war rise against me, in this will I be confident.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:2-8

Saul's Jealousy of David; Jonathan's Intercession for David. ( b. c. 1058.) 1 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. 2 But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David: and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeketh to kill thee: now therefore, I pray thee, take heed to thyself until the morning, and abide in a secret place, and hide thyself: 3 And I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where thou art, and I will commune with my father of… Read the whole commentary →

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