1 Samuel 19:10

New American Bible - revised edition

Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but David eluded Saul, and the spear struck only the wall, while David got away safely.

Cross References

Psalm 124:7

We escaped with our lives like a bird from the fowler’s snare; the snare was broken, and we escaped.

Psalm 18:17

He reached down from on high and seized me; drew me out of the deep waters.

Psalm 34:19

The Lord is close to the brokenhearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed.

Psalm 37:32

The wicked spies on the righteous and seeks to kill him.

Proverbs 1:16

[For their feet run to evil, they hasten to shed blood.]

Proverbs 21:30

No wisdom, no understanding, no counsel prevail against the Lord.

Isaiah 54:17

Every weapon fashioned against you shall fail; every tongue that brings you to trial you shall prove false. This is the lot of the servants of the Lord, their vindication from me—oracle of the Lord.

Hosea 6:4

What can I do with you, Ephraim? What can I do with you, Judah? Your loyalty is like morning mist, like the dew that disappears early.

Matthew 10:23

When they persecute you in one town, flee to another. Amen, I say to you, you will not finish the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.

Luke 4:30

But he passed through the midst of them and went away. The Cure of a Demoniac.

John 10:39

[Then] they tried again to arrest him; but he escaped from their power.

Hebrews 11:34

put out raging fires, escaped the devouring sword; out of weakness they were made powerful, became strong in battle, and turned back foreign invaders.

1 Samuel 18:10

The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raged in his house. David was in attendance, playing the harp as at other times, while Saul was holding his spear.

1 Samuel 18:11

Saul poised the spear, thinking, “I will nail David to the wall!” But twice David escaped him.

1 Samuel 19:6

Saul heeded Jonathan’s plea and swore, “As the Lord lives, he shall not be killed.”

1 Samuel 20:33

At this Saul brandished his spear to strike him, and thus Jonathan learned that his father was determined to kill David.