1 Samuel 19:15

Modern

But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”

Traditional

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

Literal

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

Latin

Rursumque misit Saul nuntios ut viderent David, dicens: Afferte eum ad me in lecto, ut occidatur.

Hebrew

English

But Saul sent the messengers back to see David and told them, “Bring him up to me in his bed so I can kill him.”

Theme notes and profiles

Romans 3:15
“Their feet are swift to shed blood;
Psalm 37:12
The wicked scheme against the righteous and gnash their teeth at them,
Proverbs 27:3–4
A stone is heavy and sand is a burden, but aggravation from a fool outweighs them both.
1 Samuel 19:6
Saul listened to the voice of Jonathan and swore an oath: “As surely as the LORD lives, David will not be put to death.”
Job 31:31
…if the men of my house have not said, ‘Who is there who has not had his fill?’—

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