1 Samuel 18:11 - The Scriptures 2009

¹¹ Then Sha’ul hurled the spear, for he said, “Let me strike Dawiḏ, even to the wall.” But twice Dawiḏ withdrew from his presence.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ And 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ And Saul cast the javelin, for he thought, I will pin David to the wall. And David evaded him twice.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹¹ and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

Common English Bible

¹¹ and he threw it, thinking, I’ll pin David to the wall. But David escaped from him two different times.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ And he threw it, thinking that he would be able to fix David to the wall. And David stepped aside twice, from before his face.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹¹ And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.

1 Samuel 18:11 Cross References

Proverbs 27:4

Wrath is cruel and displeasure overwhelming, But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Isaiah 54:17

“No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and every tongue which rises against you in judgment you shall prove wrong. This is the inheritance of the servants of יהוה, and their righteousness from Me,” declares יהוה.

Luke 4:30

But He, passing through the midst of them, went away.

John 10:39

Therefore they were seeking again to seize Him, but He went forth out of their hand,

John 8:59

Therefore they picked up stones to throw at Him, but יהושע was hidden and went out of the Set-apart Place, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.

Hebrews 11:34

quenched the power of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, became mighty in battle, put foreign armies to flight.

1 Samuel 20:33

At that, Sha’ul hurled a spear at him to smite him. Then Yehonathan knew that his father had resolved to put Dawiḏ to death.