1 Samuel 19:10

Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear. David managed to dodge the spear which embedded itself in the wall. Then David escaped and ran away into the night.

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In The King James Version

And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.

In Context

9A while later an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. As David played the lyre,

11Saul sent some messengers to David's house to keep watch and kill him in the morning. But Michal, David's wife, warned him, “If you don't get away tonight, tomorrow you'll be killed.”

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11and he threw it at David, saying to himself, “I'll pin David to the wall.” But David managed to escape him twice.

1 Samuel 20:33Saul threw his spear at Jonathan, trying to kill him, so he knew that his father definitely wanted David dead.

Psalms 18:17He rescued me from my powerful enemies, from those who hated me and who were much stronger than me.

Psalms 37:32The wicked lie in wait for those who do good, intending to kill them.

Proverbs 21:30Whatever wisdom, understanding, or guidance you may have is nothing before the Lord.

Hosea 6:4Ephraim, what shall I do with you? Judah, what shall I do with you? Your love disappears like mist at dawn; it vanishes like dew in the morning.

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:9-11

David Escapes from Saul. ( b. c. 1058.) 8 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. 9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. Here I.… Read the whole commentary →

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