1 Samuel 19:10 Meaning and Explanation
“And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.”
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Read Full Chapter →Saul hurls his spear to pin David to the wall, but David slips away and escapes that night.
What Does 1 Samuel 19:10 Mean?
Saul breaks his oath in a violent instant, hurling the javelin to pin David to the wall. But David slips away, the spear strikes only the wall, and he flees and escapes that night. The sworn promise of verse six lies shattered, and David's time in the court is over.
God's protection is plain: the weapon misses, the chosen one escapes into the night. David does not raise his hand against the king but withdraws, trusting his life to the Lord. The righteous sufferer, attacked without cause by the very one he served, becomes again a picture of the innocent delivered out of the hand of the violent. Where human promises fail, the faithfulness of God holds firm and preserves His servant.
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What does 1 Samuel 19:10 mean?
Saul hurls his spear to pin David to the wall, but David slips away and escapes that night.