1 Samuel 19:1
Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David,
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In The King James Version
And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.
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Cross References
1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
1 Samuel 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
1 Samuel 20:1Then David fled from Naioth in Ramah. He came to Jonathan and asked, “What have I done? What is my iniquity? How have I sinned against your father, that he wants to take my life?”
2 Samuel 4:8They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”
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 →