1 Samuel 19
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 19 of 31
Chapter Summary
Jonathan tells David of his father's plan to kill him. He persuades his father to reconciliation. By reason of David's good success in a new war, Saul's malicious rage breaks out again. Saul's messengers sent to take David.
Key Hebrew Words
People & Context
King who orders David killed, hurls his spear at him, and sends messengers to seize him until the Spirit overcomes him
Object of Saul's murderous rage who slips away from the spear, is let down through a window, and flees to Samuel
Saul's son who pleads David's innocence to his father and wins a temporary oath that David will not die
David's wife who lets him down through the window and disguises a household image in the bed to deceive Saul's messengers
Prophet at Ramah to whom David flees; Saul prophesies before him and lies disrobed all day and night
Timeline
Saul orders his men to kill David. Jonathan warns David to hide, speaks highly of David to Saul, and convinces Saul to swear that David will not die.
1 Samuel 19:1-7After David achieves another great victory over the Philistines, the evil spirit returns to Saul. He tries again to strike David with a spear, but David slips away.
1 Samuel 19:8-10Saul sends assassins to David's house. Michal lowers David out a window and puts an image in his bed covered with goat's hair to deceive Saul's messengers.
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