1 Samuel 19:9-10

19:9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre. 19:10 Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.

1 Samuel 19:15

19:15 Then Saul sent the messengers back to see David, saying, “Bring him up to me on his bed so I can kill him.”


tn Heb “[was] to.”

tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

tn Heb “and he drove the spear into the wall.”

tn Heb “fled and escaped.”