1 Samuel 18:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall with it. And David avoided his presence twice.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Saul hurled the spear, saying, "I’ll pin David to the wall." But David evaded him twice.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and Saul{H7586} cast{H2904} the spear;{H2595} for he said,{H559} I will smite{H5221} David{H1732} even to the wall.{H7023} And David{H1732} avoided out{H5437} of his presence{H6440} twice.{H6471}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And Saul{H7586} cast{H2904}{(H8686)} the javelin{H2595}; for he said{H559}{(H8799)}, I will smite{H5221}{(H8686)} David{H1732} even to the wall{H7023} with it. And David{H1732} avoided out{H5437}{(H8735)} of his presence{H6440} twice{H6471}.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    And Saul had a iauelynge in his hande, and cast it, and thoughte: I wyll stycke Dauid fast to the wall. Neuerthelesse Dauid turned himselfe twyse awaye from him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And Saul tooke the speare, and sayd, I will smite Dauid through to the wall. But Dauid auoyded twise out of his presence.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And Saul toke the iauelyn, and sayd: I will nayle Dauid to the wall with it. And Dauid auoyded out of his presence two times.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will strike David even to the wall. David avoided out of his presence twice.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, `I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Saul, balancing the spear in his hand, said, I will give David a blow, pinning him to the wall. And David got away from him twice.

  • World English Bible (2000)

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

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    and Saul threw the spear, thinking,“I’ll nail David to the wall!” But David escaped from him on two different occasions.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Sam 20:33 : 33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him, whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to slay David.
  • Isa 54:17 : 17 No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.
  • Luke 4:30 : 30 But he, passing through the midst of them, went his way,
  • John 8:59 : 59 Then they picked up stones to throw at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
  • John 10:39 : 39 Therefore they sought again to seize him, but he escaped out of their hand.
  • Ps 37:32-33 : 32 The wicked watch the righteous, and seek to slay him. 33 The LORD will not leave him in his hand, nor condemn him when he is judged.
  • Prov 27:4 : 4 Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous, but who can stand before envy?
  • 1 Sam 19:9-9 : 9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand; and David played music with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the javelin, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he drove the javelin into the wall; and David fled and escaped that night.

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    8 And there was war again; and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.

    9 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand; and David played music with his hand.

    10 And Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the javelin, but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he drove the javelin into the wall; and David fled and escaped that night.

    11 Saul also sent messengers to David's house, to watch him, and to kill him in the morning; and Michal, David's wife, told him, saying, If you do not save your life tonight, tomorrow you shall be killed.

    12 So Michal let David down through a window; and he went, and fled, and escaped.

  • 1 Sam 18:9-10
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    9 And Saul eyed David from that day forward.

    10 And it came to pass on the next day, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

  • 1 Sam 18:12-13
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    12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.

    13 Therefore Saul removed him from himself, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

  • 1 Sam 20:33
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    33 And Saul cast a javelin at him to smite him, whereby Jonathan knew that it was determined by his father to slay David.

  • 1 Sam 21:10
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    10 And David arose and fled that day for fear of Saul, and went to Achish the king of Gath.

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    1 And David said in his heart, I shall now perish one day by the hand of Saul. There is nothing better for me than that I should quickly escape into the land of the Philistines; then Saul will despair of me, to seek me any longer in any territory of Israel. Thus I will escape out of his hand.

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    1 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

    2 But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David; and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seeks to kill you; now therefore, I pray you, be on guard until the morning, and stay in a secret place, and hide yourself:

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    9 And David said to Saul, Why do you listen to men's words, saying, Behold, David seeks your harm?

    10 Behold, this day your eyes have seen how the LORD delivered you today into my hand in the cave: and some urged me to kill you: but my eye spared you; and I said, I will not put forth my hand against my lord; for he is the LORD'S anointed.

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    26 And Saul went on this side of the mountain, and David and his men on that side of the mountain; and David made haste to get away for fear of Saul; for Saul and his men surrounded David and his men, intending to capture them.

  • 1 Sam 26:7-8
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    7 So David and Abishai came to the people by night, and there lay Saul sleeping within the camp, with his spear stuck in the ground at his head; but Abner and the people lay around him.

    8 Then Abishai said to David, "God has delivered your enemy into your hand this day. Now, therefore, let me strike him with the spear to the ground with one stroke, and I will not strike him a second time."

  • 1 Sam 19:17-18
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    17 And Saul said to Michal, Why have you deceived me so, and sent away my enemy, so that he has escaped? And Michal answered Saul, He said to me, Let me go; why should I kill you?

    18 So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel at Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and lived in Naioth.

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    37 David said moreover, The LORD who delivered me from the paw of the lion and from the paw of the bear will deliver me from the hand of this Philistine. Saul said to David, Go, and the LORD be with you.

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    29 And Saul was yet more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually.

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    22 And David answered and said, "Behold the king's spear! Let one of the young men come over and get it."

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    31 When the words that David spoke were heard, they repeated them before Saul, and he sent for him.

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    3 And Saul camped on the hill of Hachilah, which is before Jeshimon, by the road. But David remained in the wilderness, and he saw that Saul had come after him into the wilderness.

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    13 Then David went over to the other side and stood on the top of a hill a great distance away, a large space being between them.

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    15 Therefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him.

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    3 The battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was critically wounded by the archers.

    4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, "Draw your sword, and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me." But his armor-bearer would not, for he was greatly afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword and fell upon it.

  • 1 Chr 10:3-4
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    3 The battle pressed hard against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded by the archers.

    4 Then Saul said to his armor-bearer, 'Draw your sword and thrust me through with it, lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me.' But his armor-bearer would not, for he was very afraid. So Saul took a sword and fell upon it.

  • 1 Sam 26:11
    73%

    11 The LORD forbid that I should stretch out my hand against the LORD's anointed. But, please, take now the spear that is at his head and the jar of water, and let us go."

  • 1 Sam 22:13
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    13 And Saul said to him, Why have you conspired against me, you and the son of Jesse, in that you have given him bread, and a sword, and have enquired of God for him, that he should rise against me, to lie in wait, as at this day?

  • 1 Sam 24:7
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    7 So David restrained his servants with these words and did not allow them to rise against Saul. But Saul rose up out of the cave and went on his way.

  • 1 Sam 23:13-15
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    13 Then David and his men, who were about six hundred, arose and departed out of Keilah, and went wherever they could go. And it was told Saul that David had escaped from Keilah; and he refrained from going forth.

    14 And David abode in the wilderness in strongholds, and remained in a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph. And Saul sought him every day, but God delivered him not into his hand.

    15 And David saw that Saul was come out to seek his life; and David was in the wilderness of Ziph in a forest.

  • 1 Sam 17:39
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    39 David fastened his sword over his armor and tried to go, but he was not used to them. David said to Saul, I cannot go with these, for I am not used to them. And David took them off.

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    22 And David swore to Saul. And Saul went home; but David and his men went up to the stronghold.

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    4 And it was told to Saul that David had fled to Gath, and he sought no more for him.

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    15 And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may kill him.

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    17 And Saul recognized David's voice and said, "Is this your voice, my son David?" And David said, "It is my voice, my lord, O king."

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    2 And Saul took him that day and would let him go no more to his father's house.

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    50 Thus David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling and a stone and struck the Philistine, and killed him. There was no sword in David's hand.

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