1 Samuel 19:8-10
Lexham English Bible
David Has to Flee Again
8 War came again, so David went out and fought against the Philistines and defeated them thoroughly[a] so that they fled before him. 9 Then the evil spirit from Yahweh came upon Saul while he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing a stringed instrument in his hand. 10 So Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear,[b] but he eluded Saul,[c] so that he struck the spear into the wall, and David fled and escaped that same night.
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- 1 Samuel 19:8 Literally “he struck them down with a great blow”
- 1 Samuel 19:10 Literally “to strike with the spear on David and to the wall”
- 1 Samuel 19:10 Literally “he escaped from the presence of Saul”
1 Samuel 19:8-10
Common English Bible
8 War broke out again. When David went out to fight the Philistines, he struck them with such force that they ran from him.
9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came over Saul.[a] He was sitting in his house with his spear in hand while David was playing music. 10 Saul tried to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David escaped Saul. Saul drove the spear into the wall, but David fled and got away safely. That night
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- 1 Samuel 19:9 Or to Saul
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