1 Samuel 18:11

and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David even to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.

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WEBBE

and Saul threw the spear, for he said, “I will pin David to the wall!” David escaped from his presence twice.

BSB

and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

KJV

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.

ASV

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

BBE

And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.

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וַיָּטֶל vai·ya·tel and he threw H2904 שָׁאוּל sha·'ul Saul H7586 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַחֲנִית ha·cha·nit the spear H2595 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 אַכֶּה 'a·keh I will strike H5221 בְדָוִד ve·da·vid (on) David H1732 וּבַקִּיר u·va·kir and (on) the wall H7023 וַיִּסֹּב vai·yi·so and he went around H5437 דָּוִד da·vid David H1732 מִפָּנָיו mi·pa·nav from before him H6440 פַּעֲמָיִם pa·'a·ma·yim two times H6471

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–11

David's troubles not only immediately follow his triumphs, but arise from them; such is the vanity of that which seems greatest in this world. It is a sign that the Spirit of God is departed from men, if, like Saul, they are peevish, envious, suspicious, and ill-natured. Compare David, with his harp in his hand, aiming to serve Saul, and Saul, with his javelin in his hand, aiming to slay David; and observe the sweetness and usefulness of God's persecuted people, and the barbarity of their persecutors. But David's safety must be ascribed to God's providence.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.