1 Samuel 19:15

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.
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!”

Context of 1 Samuel 19:15

13Then Michal took an idol and laid it on the bed, covering it with a garment and putting some goats’ hair at the head. 14When Saul sent the men to capture David, Michal said, “He is ill.” 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.” 16But when the men entered, there was the idol in the bed, and at the head was some goats’ hair. 17Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this and send my enemy away so that he escaped?” Michal told him, “He said to me, ‘Let me get away. Why should I kill you?’ ”

1 Samuel 19:15 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח שָׁאוּל֙ אֶת־הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד לֵאמֹ֑ר הַעֲל֨וּ אֹת֧וֹ בַמִּטָּ֛ה אֵלַ֖י לַהֲמִתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• the messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• to seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Bring him upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to me in the bedמִטָּהmiţţâh · bedH4296
• that I may slayמוּתmûth · to dieH4191

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 19:15

• 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death.”
• Job 31:31if those of my household have never said, ‘Who has not been filled with Job’s meat?’—
• Psalms 37:12The wicked plot against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them;
• Proverbs 27:3Stone is heavy and sand a burden, but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.
• Romans 3:15“Their feet are swift 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

Topics related to 1 Samuel 19:15

• David
• Falsehood
• Jealousy
• Michal

In the dictionaries

• David
• Saul
• Bed
• Michal
• Secret
• Teraphim
• 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