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1 Samuel 18:11

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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.

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12 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּ֤טֶלvai.Ya.teland he threwH2904 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
אֶֽת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַחֲנִ֔יתha.cha.Nitthe spearH2595 →
וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
אַכֶּ֥ה'a.KehI will strikeH5221 →
בְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vid<on> DavidH1732 →
וּבַקִּ֑ירu.va.Kirand <on> the wallH7023 →
וַיִּסֹּ֥בvai.yi.Soand he went aroundH5437 →
דָּוִ֛דda.VidDavidH1732 →
מִפָּנָ֖יוmi.pa.Navfrom before himH6440 →
פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimtwo timesH6471 →

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1 Samuel 20:33Then Saul hurled his spear at Jonathan to kill him; so Jonathan knew that his father was determined to kill David.Isaiah 54:17No 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.1 Samuel 19:10Saul 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.Psalms 37:32–33Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,John 8:59At this, they picked up stones to throw at Him. But Jesus was hidden and went out of the temple area.Luke 4:30But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way.John 10:39At this, they tried again to seize Him, but He escaped their grasp.Proverbs 27:4Wrath is cruel and anger is like a flood, but who can withstand jealousy?1 Samuel 20:32“Why must he be put to death?” Jonathan replied. “What has he done?”1 Samuel 20:27But on the day after the New Moon, the second day, David’s place was still empty, and Saul asked his son Jonathan, “Why hasn’t the son of Jesse come to the meal either yesterday or today?”2 Samuel 12:7Then Nathan said to David, “You are that man! This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, says: ‘I anointed you king over Israel, and I delivered you from the hand of Saul.2 Samuel 4:8They brought the head of Ish-bosheth to David at Hebron and said to the king, “Here is the head of Ish-bosheth son of Saul, your enemy who sought your life. Today the LORD has granted vengeance to my lord the king against Saul and his offspring.”Psalms 64:4ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.1 Samuel 19:9–10But 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,

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Saul Attempts to Kill David — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
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