1 Samuel 19:1
And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that he would kill David. But Jonathan the son of Saul delighted greatly in David.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
In Context
Cross References
1 Samuel 18:1And it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit on the soul of David; and Jonathan loved him as his own soul.
1 Samuel 18:9And Saul looked jealous on David from that day and forward.
1 Samuel 20:1And David fled from Nayoth near Ramah, and came and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is my iniquity? and what is my sin before thy father, that he seeketh my life?
2 Samuel 4:8And they brought the head of Ish-bosheth unto David to Hebron, and they said to the king, Behold, here is the head of Ish-bosheth the son of Saul thy enemy, who sought thy life: and the Lord hath granted to my lord the king vengeance this day on Saul, and on his seed.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:1
Immediately after David's marriage, which one would have hoped would secure him Saul's affection, we find his troubles coming upon him faster than ever and Saul's enmity to him the cause of all. His death was vowed, and four fair escapes of his from the hurtful sword of Saul we have an account of in this chapter: the first by the prudent mediation of Jonathan ( ver. 1-7 ), the second by his own quickness ( ver. 8-10 ), the third by Michal's fidelity ( ver. 11-17 ), the fourth by Samuel's protection, and a change,… Read the whole commentary →