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1 Samuel 19:10

World English Bible

Saul sought to pin David 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.

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1 Samuel 19:10 in other translations

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.

1 Samuel 19:10 · American Standard Version

1 Samuel 19:10 in context

  1. 8There was war again. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.
  2. 9An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.
  3. 10Saul sought to pin David 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.
  4. 11Saul sent messengers to David’s house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning. Michal, David’s wife, told him, saying, “If you don’t save your life tonight, tomorrow you will be killed.”
  5. 12So Michal let David down through the window. He went away, fled, and escaped.