When there was war again, David went out and fought the Philistines and [a]defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled from him. Now there was (A)an evil spirit from the Lord on Saul as he was sitting in his house (B)with his spear in his hand, (C)and David was playing the harp with his hand. 10 (D)And Saul tried to [b]pin David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence, so that he stuck the spear into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Samuel 19:8 Lit struck
  2. 1 Samuel 19:10 Lit strike David and the wall

Saul Again Tries to Kill David

The war continued and David went out to fight against the Philistines. He thoroughly defeated them,[a] and they fled before David.[b] The evil spirit from the Lord attacked Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand and David was playing the lyre. 10 Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he jumped away from Saul and the spear stuck in the wall. That night David escaped and fled.

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Notas al pie

  1. 1 Samuel 19:8 Lit. he struck them down with a great slaughter
  2. 1 Samuel 19:8 Lit. him