1 Samuel 19:15
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
1 Samuel 19:15 in other translations
| BSB | But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.” |
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| WEB | Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.” |
| ASV | And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him. |
| YLT | And Saul sendeth the messengers to see David, saying, ‘Bring him up in the bed unto me,' --to put him to death. |
| DARBY | And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death. |
| BBE | And Saul sent his men to see David, saying, Do not come back without him, take him in his bed, so that I may put him to death. |
| Webster | And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him to me in the bed, that I may slay him. |
What does 1 Samuel 19:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:11-24
Michal's stratagem to gain time till David got to a distance was allowable, but her falsehood had not even the plea of necessity to excuse it, and manifests that she was not influenced by the same spirit of piety which had dictated Jonathan's language to Saul. In flying to Samuel, David made God his refuge. Samuel, as a prophet, was best able to advise him what to do in this day of distress. He met with little rest…
1 Samuel 19:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 19:15
- Proverbs 27:3-4
A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both. Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?
- 1 Samuel 19:6
And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain.
- Job 31:31
If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
- Psalms 37:12
The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
- Romans 3:15
Their feet are swift to shed blood:
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6; Job 31:31; Ps 37:12; Pr 27:3,4; Ro 3:15
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Context
- 1 Samuel 19:14
And when Saul sent messengers to take David, she said, He is sick.
- 1 Samuel 19:15
And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
- 1 Samuel 19:16
And when the messengers were come in, behold, there was an image in the bed, with a pillow of goats’ hair for his bolster.
1 Samuel 19:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tornó Saúl á enviar mensajeros para que viesen á David, diciendo: Traédmelo en la cama para que lo mate. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül envoya les messagers pour voir David, disant: Apportez-le-moi dans le lit, pour le mettre à mort. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Da sandte Saul die Boten, um David zu sehen, und sprach: Bringet ihn im Bett zu mir herauf, daß ich ihn töte! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Rursumque misit Saul nuntios ut viderent David, dicens: Afferte eum ad me in lecto, ut occidatur. |