1 Samuel 19:1

Contextual Overview

¹Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul’s son Jonathan liked David very much, ¹ Sha'ul spoke to Yonatan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Yonatan, Sha'ul's son, delighted much in David. ¹ And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David. ¹ Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants about killing David, but Saul's son Jonathan liked David very much. ¹ And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David. ¹ Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan liked David very much. ¹ Then Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Saul's son Jonathan liked David very much. ¹Now Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David, but Jonathan, Saul's son, greatly delighted in David.¹ Now Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to put David to death. But Jonathan, Saul's son, greatly delighted in David.¹ Then Saul spake to Ionathan his sonne, and to all his seruantes, that they shoulde kill Dauid: but Ionathan Sauls sonne had a great fauour to Dauid.

Bible Verse Review
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And Saul: Saul's enmity now burst forth, in the avowed purpose of putting David to death; and nothing less than the especial interposition of Providence could have saved David's life, when every officer about the king's person, and every soldier, had positive orders to dispatch him. 1 Samuel 18:8, 1 Samuel 18:9, Proverbs 27:4, Ecclesiastes 9:3, Jeremiah 9:3, 2 Timothy 3:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 37:18 - conspired Psalms 59:3 - they

Cross-References

Genesis 18:22
The men turned from there, and went toward Sedom, but Avraham stood yet before the LORD.

Genesis 18:22
And the men turned their faces from thence, and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stood yet before the Lord .

Genesis 18:22
And the men turned from there and went toward Sodom. And Abraham was still standing before Yahweh.

Genesis 18:22
So the men turned and went toward Sodom, but Abraham stood there before the Lord .

Genesis 18:22
The two men turned and headed toward Sodom, but Abraham was still standing before the Lord .

Genesis 18:22
Now the [two] men (angelic beings) turned away from there and went toward Sodom, but Abraham remained standing before the LORD.

Genesis 18:22
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before the LORD.

Genesis 18:22
And the men turned thence and went toward Sodom: but Abraham stoode yet before the Lord.

Genesis 18:22
Then the men turned away from there and went toward Sodom, while Abraham was still standing before Yahweh.

Genesis 18:22
The men turned and started toward Sodom. But the Lord stayed with Abraham,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son,.... Who was heir to his crown; and though he knew he loved David, and was in strict friendship with him, yet he might hope, that as his succession to the kingdom was in danger, as he thought, and that David was his rival in it, his mind would be alienated from him; and that he would listen rather to a father than a friend, and would see where his true interest lay, and abandon David, yea, seek his ruin, which Saul was intent upon

and to all his servants; who yet pretended to love David, and as he himself said they did, and some of them might; with these he might rather hope to succeed, as they were attached to him, and might be secretly enemies of David, and therefore to these, as well as to his son, he spake, and gave his orders:

that they should kill David; as if he was a traitor, and an usurper of his throne, and one that had a design upon that, and upon his life; finding he could do nothing by the schemes, and snares, and stratagems, he used in a private manner, he grew outrageous and furious, and openly declared his views, and laid his injunctions on his son and servants to take away David's life, as a very dangerous person to his crown and government.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XIX

Jonathan pleads for David before Saul, who is for the present

reconciled, 1-7.

David defeats the Philistines; and Saul becomes again envious,

and endeavours to slay him, but he escapes, 8-10.

Saul sends men to David's house, to lie in wait for him; but

Michal saves him by a stratagem, 11-17.

David flees to Samuel, at Ramah, 18.

Saul, hearing of it, sends messengers three several times to

take him; but the Spirit of coming upon them, they prophesy,

19-21.

Saul, hearing of this, goes after David himself, and falls under

the same influence, 22-24.

NOTES ON CHAP. XIX

Verse 1 Samuel 19:1. That they should kill David. — Nothing less than the especial interposition of God could have saved David's life, when every officer about the king's person, and every soldier, had got positive orders to despatch him.