1 Samuel 19:8-10
New English Translation
8 Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly,[a] and they ran away from him. 9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon[b] Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.[c] 10 Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence, and the spear drove into the wall.[d] David escaped quickly[e] that night.
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- 1 Samuel 19:8 tn Heb “and he struck them down with a great blow.”
- 1 Samuel 19:9 tn Heb “[was] to.”
- 1 Samuel 19:9 tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”
- 1 Samuel 19:10 tn Heb “and he drove the spear into the wall.”
- 1 Samuel 19:10 tn Heb “fled and escaped.”
1 Samuel 19:8-10
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Michal Helps David Escape from Saul
8 Again there was war, and David went out to fight the Philistines. He launched a heavy attack on them, so that they fled before him. 9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing music.(A) 10 Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.(B)
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