1 Samuel 19:10
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.”
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“Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and Saul seeketh to smite with the javelin through David, and through the wall, and he freeth himself from the presence of Saul, and he smiteth the javelin through the wall; and David hath fled and escapeth during that night.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 19:10 — 18 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 1 Samuel 18:10The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
- 1 Samuel 18:11and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
- 1 Samuel 19:6Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
- 1 Samuel 20:33Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.
- Job 5:14They encounter darkness by day and grope at noon as in the night.
- Psalms 18:17He rescued me from my powerful enemy, from foes too mighty for me.
- Psalms 34:19Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all.
- Psalms 37:32Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Psalms 124:7We have escaped like a bird from the snare of the fowler; the net is torn, and we have slipped away.
- Proverbs 21:30There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Isaiah 54:17No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.
- Hosea 6:4What shall I do with you, O Ephraim? What shall I do with you, O Judah? For your loyalty is like a morning mist, like the early dew that vanishes.
- Matthew 10:23When they persecute you in one town, flee to the next. Truly I tell you, you will not reach all the towns of Israel before the Son of Man comes.
- Matthew 12:43When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.
- Luke 4:30But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
- Luke 11:24When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it passes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it. Then it says, ‘I will return to the house I left.’
- John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
- 2 Peter 2:20If indeed they have escaped the corruption of the world through the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, only to be entangled and overcome by it again, their final condition is worse than it was at first.
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