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David Escapes through a Window — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
A.Jonathan pleads and wins a reprievevv. 1-7
1 Then Saul ordered his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. But Jonathan delighted greatly in David, 2 so he warned David, saying, “My father Saul intends to kill you. Be on your guard in the morning; find a secret place and hide there. 3 I will go out and stand beside my father in the field where you are, so I can ask about you. And if I find out anything, I will tell you.” 4 Then Jonathan spoke well of David to his father Saul and said to him, “The king should not sin against his servant David; he has not sinned against you. In fact, his actions have been highly beneficial to you. 5 He took his life in his hands when he struck down the Philistine, and the LORD worked a great salvation for all Israel. You saw it and rejoiced, so why would you sin against innocent blood by killing David for no reason?” 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.” 7 So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.
B.An image in the bed, and escape through a windowvv. 8-17
8 When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him. 9 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, 10 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night. 11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!” 12 So Michal lowered David from the window, and he ran away and escaped. 13 Then Michal took a household idol and laid it in the bed, placed some goat hair on its head, and covered it with a garment. 14 When Saul sent the messengers to seize David, Michal said, “He is ill.” 15 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.” 16 And when the messengers entered, there was the idol in the bed with the quilt of goats’ hair on its head. 17 And Saul said to Michal, “Why did you deceive me like this? You sent my enemy away and he has escaped!” Michal replied, “He said to me, ‘Help me get away, or I will kill you!’”
C.Prophesying at Naioth; Saul lies down stripped all dayvv. 18-24
18 So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. 19 When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah, 20 he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy. 21 When this was reported to Saul, he sent more messengers, but they began to prophesy as well. So Saul tried again and sent messengers a third time, and even they began to prophesy. 22 Finally, Saul himself left for Ramah and came to the large cistern at Secu, where he asked, “Where are Samuel and David?” “At Naioth in Ramah,” he was told. 23 So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah. 24 Then Saul stripped off his robes and also prophesied before Samuel. And he collapsed and lay naked all that day and night. That is why it is said, “Is Saul also among the prophets?”
Chapter summary
Saul tells his servants and his son to kill David, but Jonathan intercedes with plain argument, let not the king sin against his servant, who put his life in his hand, and Jehovah wrought a great victory.
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Chapter summary
Saul tells his servants and his son to kill David, but Jonathan intercedes with plain argument, let not the king sin against his servant, who put his life in his hand, and Jehovah wrought a great victory.
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Saul tells his servants and his son to kill David, but Jonathan intercedes with plain argument, let not the king sin against his servant, who put his life in his hand, and Jehovah wrought a great victory. Saul swears David shall not be slain, then throws the javelin again while David plays. Michal lowers her husband through the window and lays the teraphim in the bed with a pillow of goats' hair. David flees to Samuel at Ramah, and Saul's messengers prophesy instead of arresting; so do a second and third company; so at last does Saul, stripping off his clothes and lying down all that day and night: 'Is Saul also among the prophets?'
Drawn from Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory, Matthew Henry, Complete Commentary and John Wesley, Notes on the Old Testament.
Context
History · Samuel, Nathan, Gad — 1 Samuel overview
- A. 1–7 Jonathan pleads and wins a reprieve
- B. 8–17 An image in the bed, and escape through a window
- C. 18–24 Prophesying at Naioth; Saul lies down stripped all day
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- 1 Samuel 18:1After David had finished speaking with Saul, the souls of Jonathan and David were knit together, and Jonathan loved him as himself.
- 1 Samuel 18:2And from that day Saul kept David with him and did not let him return to his father’s house.
- 1 Samuel 18:9And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
- 1 Samuel 18:10The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
- 1 Samuel 18:11and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
- 1 Samuel 18:13Therefore Saul sent David away and gave him command of a thousand men. David led the troops out to battle and back,
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- 1 Samuel 20:13But if my father intends to bring evil on you, then may the LORD punish me, and ever so severely, if I do not tell you and send you on your way in safety. May the LORD be with you, just as He has been with my father.
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- 1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
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- Judges 18:17And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.
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