1 Samuel 19:10

1 Samuel 19:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night.

Context of 1 Samuel 19:10

8When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him. 9But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp, Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But David eluded him and the spear struck the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. 11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” 12So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped.

1 Samuel 19:10 word by word

וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁ שָׁא֜וּל לְהַכּ֤וֹת בַּֽחֲנִית֙ בְּדָוִ֣ד וּבַקִּ֔יר וַיִּפְטַר֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י שָׁא֔וּל וַיַּ֥ךְ אֶֽת־הַחֲנִ֖ית בַּקִּ֑יר וְדָוִ֛ד נָ֥ס וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט בַּלַּ֥יְלָה הֽוּא׃ פRead the interlinear

• Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• triedבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• to pinנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• himדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• to the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• with his spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• eludedפָּטַרpâţar · to separateH6362
• eludedפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• And David fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• and escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• thatהוּאhû' hîy' · he/she/itH1931
• nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:10

• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
• Hosea 6:4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
• Matthew 12:43When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
• Luke 11:24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
• 2 Peter 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
• 1 Samuel 20:33Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him. So Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
• Job 5:14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
• Psalms 18:17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
• Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
• Luke 4:30But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
• John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
• Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10But he slipped away - He found he could not trust Saul; and therefore was continually on his watch. His agility of body was the means of his preservation at this time.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 10David fled - This was the beginning of David‘s life as a fugitive and outcast, though for no “offence or fauIt” of his (Psalm 59:3, Prayer Book Version).Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10tried to pin him to the wall with his spear: See also 1 Samuel 18:11; 20:33.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-108-10. 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 paroxysm of uncontrollable frenzy he…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 19:10

• David
• Demons
• Evil for Good
• Holy Spirit
• Javelin
• Jealousy
• Michal

In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Armour
• Javelin
• Secret
• Watch
• Jonathan (2)
• Samuel, Books of

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings