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1 Samuel 19:15
15And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death.
1 Samuel 19:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.
- New International Version (NIV)Then Saul sent the men back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so that I may kill him.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)Then Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, "Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him."
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.”
Context of 1 Samuel 19:15
13And Michal took the image, and laid it in the bed, and put the net of goats' [hair] at its head, and covered it with the coverlet. 14And Saul sent messengers to take David, and she said, He is sick. And Saul sent the messengers to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may put him to death. 16And the messengers came in, and behold, the image was in the bed, and the net of goats' [hair] at its head. 17Then Saul said to Michal, Why hast thou deceived me so, and sent away mine enemy, that he is escaped? And Michal said to Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I slay thee?
Read all of 1 Samuel 191 Samuel 19:15 word by word
וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַעֲל֨וּ אֹת֧וֹ בַמִּטָּ֛ה אֵלַ֖י לַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:15
- 1 Samuel 19:6And Saul hearkened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul swore, [As] Jehovah liveth, he shall not be put to death!
- Job 31:31If the men of my tent said not, Who shall find one that hath not been satisfied with his meat? —
- Psalms 37:12The wicked plotteth against the righteous, and gnasheth his teeth against him.
- Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool's vexation is heavier than them both.
- Romans 3:15swift their feet to shed blood;
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 19:15
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-24Verses 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 or satisfaction in Saul's…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1515. Bring him to me in the bed--a portable couch or mattress. 1Sa 19:18-23. David Flees to Samuel.Read the comment
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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
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