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1 Samuel 18:11

1 Samuel 18:11 is verse 11 of 1 Samuel chapter 18, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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

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1 Samuel 18:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.

10 The 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,

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

12 So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.

13 Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,

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Hebrew words

וַיָּ֤טֶלand he threw שָׁאוּל֙Saul אֶֽת<obj.>הַחֲנִ֔יתthe spear וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he said אַכֶּ֥הI will strike בְדָוִ֖ד<on> David וּבַקִּ֑ירand <on> the wall וַיִּסֹּ֥בand he went around דָּוִ֛דDavid מִפָּנָ֖יוfrom before him פַּעֲמָֽיִםtwo times

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 19:9
But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,

1 Samuel 19:10
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.

1 Samuel 20:33
Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.

Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?

Isaiah 54:17
No 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.

Psalms 37:32
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,

Psalms 37:33
the LORD will not leave them in their power or let them be condemned under judgment.

Luke 4:30
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.

John 8:59
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.

John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.

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