1 Samuel 19:10
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.
1 Samuel 19:10 in other translations
| BSB | Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night. |
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| WEB | Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence; and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night. |
| ASV | And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. |
| YLT | and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night. |
| DARBY | And Saul sought to smite David and the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the spear into the wall. And David fled, and escaped that night. |
| BBE | And Saul would have sent his spear through him, pinning him to the wall, but he got away and the spear went into the wall: and that night David went in flight and got away. |
| Webster | And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away from Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. |
What does 1 Samuel 19:10 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:8-10
8-10. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter--A brilliant victory was gained over the public enemy. But these fresh laurels of David reawakened in the moody breast of Saul the former spirit of envy and melancholy. On David's return to court, the temper of Saul became more fiendish than ever; the melodious strains of the harp had lost all their power to charm; and in a…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:1-10
How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of the serpent against that of the woman; so deceitful and desperately wicked is the heart of man without the grace of God, Jer 17:9.
1 Samuel 19:10 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 19:10
- 1 Samuel 20:33
And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.
- 1 Samuel 18:11
And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.
- Proverbs 21:30
There is no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the Lord.
- Matthew 10:23
But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
- Psalms 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous: but the Lord delivereth him out of them all.
- Job 5:14-15
They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. But he saveth the poor from the sword, from their mouth, and from the hand of the mighty.
- John 10:39
Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,
- Luke 4:30
But he passing through the midst of them went his way,
- Luke 11:24-26
When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out. And when he cometh, he findeth it swept and garnished. Then goeth he, and taketh to him seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first.
- Psalms 18:17
He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.
- Hosea 6:4
O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness is as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.
- 1 Samuel 19:6
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6; Ho 6:4; Mt 12:43-45; Lu 11:24-26; 2Pe 2:20-22
he slipped.
20:33; Job 5:14,15; Ps 18:17; 34:19; Pr 21:30; Isa 54:17; Lu 4:30
Joh 10:39
and escaped.
Ps 124:7; Mt 10:23
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Context
- 1 Samuel 19:9
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.
- 1 Samuel 19:10
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.
- 1 Samuel 19:11
Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
1 Samuel 19:10 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Saúl procuró enclavar á David con la lanza en la pared; mas él se apartó de delante de Saúl, el cual hirió con la lanza en la pared; y David huyó, y escapóse aquella noche. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül chercha à frapper de sa lance David et la paroi; et il se détourna de devant Saül, qui, de sa lance, frappa la paroi. Et David s’enfuit, et échappa cette nuit-là. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul suchte David mit dem Speere an die Wand zu spießen; aber er wich aus vor Saul, und er stieß den Speer in die Wand. Und David floh und entrann in selbiger Nacht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nisusque est Saul configere David lancea in pariete, et declinavit David a facie Saul: lancea autem casso vulnere perlata est in parietem, et David fugit, et salvatus est nocte illa. |