KJV King James Version
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.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
1 Samuel 19:10
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.
Read it in 5 translations
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Saul sought to pin David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he stuck the spear into the wall. David fled, and escaped that night.
ASV American Standard Version
And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 19
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.
9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with [his] hand.
10 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.
11 Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
12 So Michal let David down through a window: and he went, and fled, and escaped.
13 And Michal took an image, and laid [it] in the bed, and put a pillow of goats’ [hair] for his bolster, and covered [it] with a cloth.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיְבַקֵּ֨שׁH1245 · ba.qashto seekשָׁא֜וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulלְהַכּ֤וֹתH5221 · na.khahto smiteבַּֽחֲנִית֙H2595 · cha.nitspearבְּדָוִ֣דH1732 · da.vidDavidוּבַקִּ֔ירH7023 · qirwallוַיִּפְטַר֙H6362 · pa.tarto separateמִפְּנֵ֣יH6440 · pa.nehface: beforeשָׁא֔וּלH7586 · sha.ulSaulוַיַּ֥ךְH5221 · na.khahto smiteאֶֽת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַחֲנִ֖יתH2595 · cha.nitspearבַּקִּ֑ירH7023 · qirwallוְדָוִ֛דH1732 · da.vidDavidנָ֥סH5127 · nusto fleeוַיִּמָּלֵ֖טH4422 · ma.latto escapeבַּלַּ֥יְלָהH3915 · lay.lahnightהֽוּא׃ פH1931 · huhe/she/it
Cross-references
1 Samuel 18:11And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall [with it]. And David avoided out of his presence twice.1 Samuel 20:33And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him: whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined of his father to slay David.Proverbs 21:30[There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.Psalm 34:19Many [are] the afflictions of the righteous: but the LORD delivereth him out of them all.Luke 11:24-26When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest; and finding none, he saith, I will return unto my house whence I came out.Hosea 6:4O Ephraim, what shall I do unto thee? O Judah, what shall I do unto thee? for your goodness [is] as a morning cloud, and as the early dew it goeth away.1 Samuel 19:6And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, [As] the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.John 10:39Therefore they sought again to take him: but he escaped out of their hand,Psalm 18:17He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from them which hated me: for they were too strong for me.Isaiah 54:17No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.Psalm 124:7Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers: the snare is broken, and we are escaped.Matthew 12:43-45When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.Job 5:14-15They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night.2 Peter 2:20-22For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through the knowledge of the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, they are again entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them than the beginning.Luke 4:30But he passing through the midst of them went his way,Matthew 10:23But when they persecute you in this city, flee ye into another: for verily I say unto you, Ye shall not have gone over the cities of Israel, till the Son of man be come.
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