1 Samuel 18:11

Modern

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

Traditional

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.

Literal

And Saul cast the spear; for he said, “I will pin David to the wall.” And David escaped from his face twice.

Latin

…et misit eam, putans quod configere posset David cum pariete: et declinavit David a facie ejus secundo.

Hebrew

English

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

In his jealousy and fear, Saul would have been happier with one dead David than with thousands of dead Philistines (18:7).

Saul came to view David as a threat rather than an ally and would do anything to get rid of him.

Theme notes and profiles

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.
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.
John 10:39
At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.
John 8:59
At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.
Psalm 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Luke 4:30
But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.
Proverbs 27:4
Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?
1 Samuel 19:9–10
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,

David: Anointed king of Israel, ancestor of Jesus Christ Saul: First king of Israel, anointed by Samuel