1 Samuel 19:9

Contextual Overview

⁸When war broke out again, David went out and fought against the Philistines. He defeated them with such great force that they fled from him. ⁸ There was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Pelishtim, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him. ⁸ And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. ⁸ War came again, so David went out and fought against the Philistines and defeated them thoroughly so that they fled before him. ⁸ And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him. ⁸ When war broke out again, David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them, and they ran away from him. ⁸ Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him. ⁸Then there was war again, and David went out and fought with the Philistines and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled before him. ⁸ When there was war again, David went out and fought the Philistines and defeated them with great slaughter, so that they fled from him. ⁸ Againe the warre began, & Dauid went out & fought with the Philistims, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.

Bible Verse Review
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1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 18:10, 1 Samuel 18:11

Reciprocal: Numbers 25:7 - a javelin Numbers 35:20 - by laying 1 Samuel 20:27 - Wherefore 1 Samuel 22:6 - spear

Cross-References

Genesis 11:6
The LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

Genesis 11:6
And the Lord said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.

Genesis 11:6
And Yahweh said, "Behold, they are one people with one language, and this is only the beginning of what they will do. So now nothing that they intend to do will be impossible for them.

Genesis 11:6
The Lord said, "Now, these people are united, all speaking the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do. They will be able to do anything they want.

Genesis 11:6
And the Lord said, "If as one people all sharing a common language they have begun to do this, then nothing they plan to do will be beyond them.

Genesis 11:6
And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one [unified] people, and they all have the same language. This is only the beginning of what they will do [in rebellion against Me], and now no evil thing they imagine they can do will be impossible for them.

Genesis 11:6
And the LORD said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they have started to do, and now nothing which they plan to do will be impossible for them.

Genesis 11:6
And the Lord said, Beholde, the people is one, and they all haue one language, and this they begin to doe, neither can they now be stopped from whatsoeuer they haue imagined to do.

Genesis 11:6
And Yahweh said, "Behold, they are one people, and they all have the same language. And this is what they have begun to do. So now nothing which they purpose to do will be impossible for them.

Genesis 11:6
he said: These people are working together because they all speak the same language. This is just the beginning. Soon they will be able to do anything they want.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul,.... His melancholy and frantic disorder returned upon those victories of David, and he grew envious, jealous, spiteful, and malicious:

as he sat in his house with his javelin his hand; which either describes the posture he was in when the evil spirit came upon him; or the effects of it, he became dull and melancholy, did not care to go abroad, but kept at home, and was suspicious of everybody; and therefore kept a javelin in his hand to defend himself; or it may be rather to dispatch David with it, when an opportunity should offer, which quickly did:

and David played with [his] hand; on some instrument of music, particularly the harp, to drive away the evil spirit, the melancholy disorder, from Saul; which showed his humility, that though he was an officer in the army, had a considerable post in it, yet deigned to act the part of a musician to Saul, and his great kindness and affection for him his sovereign, willing to serve him what he could to promote his health and comfort, and the trust and confidence he put in his promise and oath, or rather in the providence of God for his protection in the way of his duty, though he knew how spiteful and injurious Saul had been to him.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 19:9. And the evil spirit from the Lord — His envy and jealousy again returned, producing distraction of mind, which was exacerbated by diabolic influence. See on 1 Samuel 16:14.