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.
• 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

13Then she took an idol and put it in his bed, covered it with blankets, and put a cushion of goat’s hair at its head. 14When the troops came to arrest David, she told them he was sick and couldn’t get out of bed. But Saul sent the troops back to get David. He ordered, “Bring him to me in his bed so I can kill him!” 16But when they came to carry David out, they discovered that it was only an idol in the bed with a cushion of goat’s hair at its head. 17“Why have you betrayed me like this and let my enemy escape?” Saul demanded of Michal. “I had to,” Michal replied. “He threatened to kill me if I didn’t help him.”

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 19:6So Saul listened to Jonathan and vowed, “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be killed.”
• Job 31:31“My servants have never said, ‘He let others go hungry.’
• Psalms 37:12The wicked plot against the godly; they snarl at them in defiance.
• Proverbs 27:3A stone is heavy and sand is weighty, but the resentment caused by a fool is even heavier.
• Romans 3:15“They rush to commit murder.

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
• Paul, 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