1 Samuel 19:1

Then spake Saul unto Jonathan his son, and unto all his servants, that they should put David to death;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

In Context

2but, Jonathan, Saul’s son, delighted in David, exceedingly,—so Jonathan told David, saying, Saul, my father, is seeking to put thee to death,—now, therefore, take heed to thyself I pray thee, in the morning, and abide thou in concealment, and hide thyself;

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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 with, the soul of David, so that Jonathan loved him, as his own soul.

1 Samuel 18:9And Saul was eyeing David from that day forward.

1 Samuel 20:1And David fled from Naioth, in Ramah,—and came in, and said before Jonathan—What have I done? What is my transgression, and what my sin, before thy father, that he seeketh my life?

2 Samuel 4:8and brought in the head of Ish-bosheth unto David, at Hebron, and said unto the king, Lo! the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, thine enemy, who sought thy life: so hath Yahweh given to my lord the king, avengement 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 →

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