1 Samuel 19:10 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁰ and Sha’ul sought to strike the spear through Dawiḏ, and into the wall, but he slipped away from the presence of Sha’ul, so he struck the spear into the wall. And Dawiḏ fled and escaped that night.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away, so that Saul struck the spear into the wall. Then David fled and escaped that night.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁰ Saul tried to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David escaped Saul. Saul drove the spear into the wall, but David fled and got away safely. That night

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ And Saul attempted to fix David to the wall with the lance. But David turned aside from the face of Saul. And the lance failed to wound him, and it became fixed in the wall. And David fled, and so he was saved that night.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁰ And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

1 Samuel 19:10 Cross References

Psalm 124:7

Our being has escaped like a bird From the snare of the trappers; The snare was broken, and we have escaped.

Psalm 18:17

He delivered me from my strong enemy, And from those hating me, For they were stronger than I.

Psalm 34:19

Rĕsh Many are the evils of the righteous, But יהוה delivers him out of them all.

Psalm 37:32

Tsadi The wrong one is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to slay him.

Proverbs 1:16

For their feet run to evil, And they hurry to shed blood.

Proverbs 21:30

There is no wisdom or understanding Or counsel against יהוה.

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.

Hosea 6:4

“Ephrayim, what would I do with you? Yehuḏah, what would I do with you? For your loving-commitment is like a morning cloud, and like the early dew it goes away.

Matthew 10:23

“And when they persecute you in this city, flee to another. For truly, I say to you, you shall by no means have gone through the cities of Yisra’ĕl before the Son of Aḏam comes.

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,

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 18:10

And it came to be on the next day that an evil spirit from Elohim came upon Sha’ul, and he prophesied inside the house, while Dawiḏ was playing the lyre with his hand, as usual. And the spear was in the hand of Sha’ul.

1 Samuel 18:11

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

1 Samuel 19:6

And Sha’ul listened to the voice of Yehonathan, and Sha’ul swore, “As יהוה lives, he does not die.”

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.