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 there was war again, David went out and fought the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled from him. 9Now there was an evil spirit from the Lord on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand. And Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night. 11Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him, in order to put him to death in the morning. But Michal, David’s wife, informed him, saying, “If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be put to death!” 12So Michal let David down through a window, and he went and fled, 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

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• triedבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• pinנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• to the wallקִירqîyr qir qîyrâh · wallH7023
• with the spearחֲנִיתchănîyth · spearH2595
• but he escapedפָּטַרpâţar · to separateH6362
• presenceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• fledנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
• and escapedמָלַטmâlaţ · to escapeH4422
• that nightלַ֫יְלָהlayil lêyl layelâh · nightH3915

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:10

• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan, and Saul vowed, “As the Lord lives, David shall not be put to death.”
• Hosea 6:4What shall I do with you, Ephraim? What shall I do with you, Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning cloud, And like the dew which goes away early.
• Matthew 12:43“Now when the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and does not find it.
• Luke 11:24“When the unclean spirit comes out of a person, it passes through waterless places seeking rest, and not finding any, it then says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’
• 2 Peter 2:20For if, after they have escaped the defilements of the world by the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again entangled in them and are overcome, the last state has become worse for them than the first.
• 1 Samuel 20:33Then Saul hurled his spear at him to strike and kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father had decided to put David to death.
• Job 5:14By day they meet with darkness, And grope at noon as in the night.
• Psalms 18:17He saved me from my strong enemy, And from those who hated me, for they were too mighty for me.
• Psalms 34:19The afflictions of the righteous are many, But the Lord rescues him from them all.
• Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, And no plan against the Lord.
• Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against you will succeed; And you will condemn every tongue that accuses you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their vindication is from Me,” declares the Lord.
• Luke 4:30But He passed through their midst and went on His way.
• John 10:39Therefore they were seeking again to arrest Him, and He eluded their grasp.
• Psalms 124:7Our souls have escaped like a bird from the trapper’s snare; The snare is broken and we have escaped.

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