1 Samuel 19:10

And Saul sought + 19:10 Gr. to strike the spear into David. to strike David with the spear; and David withdrew suddenly from the presence of Saul; and he drove the spear into the wall; and David retreated and escaped.

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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

9And an evil spirit + 19:9 Gr. of God. from God was upon Saul, and he was + 19:9 Gr. sleeping. Heb. sitting, perhaps ישך read for ישב. resting in his house, and a spear was in his hand, and David was playing on the harp with his hands.

11And it came to pass in that night, that Saul sent messengers to the house of David to watch him, in order to kill him in the morning; and Melchol + 19:11 Gr. his wife sent to David. David's wife told him, saying, Unless you save your life this night, to-morrow you shall be slain.

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Cross References

1 Samuel 18:11And Saul took his spear and said, I will strike David even to the wall. But David escaped twice from his presence.

1 Samuel 20:33And Saul lifted up his spear against Jonathan to kill him: so Jonathan knew that this evil was determined on by his father to kill David.

Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, there is no courage, there is no counsel against the ungodly.

Hosea 6:4let us follow on to know the Lord: we shall find him ready as the morning, and he will come to us as the early and latter rain to the earth.

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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