Wesley's Explanatory Notes
1 Samuel 19:9
The evil spirit — David's successes against the Philistines revived his envy, and the devil watched the opportunity, as he had done before.
The evil spirit — David's successes against the Philistines revived his envy, and the devil watched the opportunity, as he had done before.
Verse 1 Samuel 19:9. _AND THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD_] His envy and jealousy again returned, producing distraction of mind, which was exacerbated by diabolic influence. See on 1 Samuel 16:14....
4. SAUL'S RENEWED ATTEMPT AND DAVID'S ESCAPE CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Saul and Jonathan (1 Samuel 19:1)_ 2. Saul's new attempt to kill David (1 Samuel 19:8) 3. David's escape (1 Samuel 19:11)...
1 SAMUEL 19:1 (E). Saul bids Jonathan and his followers slay David, but Jonathan brings about a reconciliation. 1 SAMUEL 19:8 (E). It is uncertain whether 1 Samuel 19:11 is the sequel of...
EVIL. See note on 1 Samuel 16:16. SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach.App-9._...
_the evil spirit_ See on 1 Samuel 16:14. _as he sat_, &c. NOW HE WAS SITTING IN HIS HOUSE WITH HIS SPEAR IN HIS HAND, AND DAVID WAS PLAYING WITH HIS HAND. These words are a parenthesis picturing the c...
Saul's attempt on David's life 8. _David went out_, &c. This preliminary mention of David's fresh successes implies that Saul's attack of madness was due to jealousy excited by them....
_David Driven Out a Second Time._ 1 Samuel 19:8-17 8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. 9 And...
_AND THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD WAS UPON SAUL, AS HE SAT IN HIS HOUSE WITH HIS JAVELIN IN HIS HAND: AND DAVID PLAYED WITH HIS HAND._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
SAUL'S HATRED OF DAVID. DAVID ESCAPES TO SAMUEL 2. Until the morning] RV 'in the morning.'...
ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 19 SAUL TRIES TO KILL DAVID V1 Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. Jonathan liked David very much. V2 So he warned...
AND THE EVIL SPIRIT... WAS UPON SAUL. — Again the terrible malady was upon the king — not unlikely brought on by the wild storm of jealous fury which Saul allowed to sweep unchecked across his soul. O...
וַ תְּהִי֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ רָעָה֙ אֶל ־שָׁא֔
CHAPTER XXVI. _ SAUL'S FURTHER EFFORTS AGAINST DAVID._ 1 Samuel 19:1. ANEW Stage of his wicked passion is now reached by Saul; he communes with his servants, and even with his son, with a view to th...
NOBLE INTERCESSION; IMPLACABLE HATE 1 Samuel 19:1 Not content with exchanging his dress and weapons with his friend, Jonathan pleaded David's cause at court. He had the royal ear and spoke as David's...
Saul's enmity toward David grew, while the friendship between Jonathan and David increased. Saul did all in his power to set both Jonathan and the people against David. He even went so far as to charg...
And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David (d) played with [his] hand. (d) He played on his harp to appease the rage of the evil s...
_Saul. His jealousy was again enkindled by the success of David. (Calmet) --- Hand, on music, to assuage the paroxysms of the king's fury. (Haydock)_...
Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18 AND 19. But when Christ makes Himself known, the remnant (which Jonathan represented) loves Him as his own soul, and this beloved one becomes the object of...
AND THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD WAS UPON SAUL,.... His melancholy and frantic disorder returned upon those victories of David, and he grew envious, jealous, spiteful, and malicious: AS HE SAT IN HI...
And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with [his] hand. Ver. 9. _With his javelin in his hand._] This he would not be w...
_Saul sware, As the Lord liveth_ And, without all doubt, he intended what he said, feeling a real change in himself for the present. “God,” says Mr. Henry, “inclined the heart of Saul to hearken to th...
1 Ionathan discloseth his fathers purpose to kill Dauid. 4 Hee perswadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By reason of Dauids good successe in a new warre, Sauls malicious rage breaketh out against...
And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul; a judgment of the covenant God upon the reprobate king, AS HE SAT IN HIS HOUSE WITH HIS JAVELIN IN HIS HAND; AND DAVID PLAYED WITH HIS HAND, for he had...
Michal Saves David's Life....
When Saul told Jonathan and all his servants to put David to death, no sensible servant would have approved of this. Jonathan however, positively loved David and warned him of Saul's intentions. Still...
1-10 How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of...
David's successes against the Philistines, which should have cheered his heart, made him sad, and the devil watched the opportunity to improve his melancholy, as before he bad done....
1 Samuel 19:9 distressing H7451 spirit H7307 LORD H3068 Saul H7586 sat H3427 (H8802) house H1004 spear H2595
SAUL MAKES FURTHER ATTEMPTS ON DAVID'S LIFE (1 SAMUEL 19:8). David's great success in the wars with the Philistines continued so that Israel continued to enjoy their freedom from oppression. And when...
CONTENTS: Saul's murderous hate pursues David. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, David, Saul, Jonathan, Michal, Samuel. CONCLUSION: God always raises up a friend for us in time of need. Envy allowed its...
1 Samuel 19:11. _Saul sent messengers to slay him._ The Vulgate, _lictors,_ executioners. They could not approach the bed of a princess till the morning. 1 Samuel 19:13. _Michal took an image,_ a stat...
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:9 HARMFUL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD. See note on 16:14. ⇐
1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:1 Saul moves from trying to use the Philistines to kill David to actually ordering him killed. Jonathan brings about a reconciliation between Saul and David, but David fin...
CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 19:9. “THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD (JEHOVAH).” “While this evil spirit is in 1 Samuel 16:15 and 1 Samuel 18:10 referred to _Elohim_, the Deity in general Jeho...
SUCCESSIVE ATTEMPTS UPON DAVID'S LIFE FRUSTRATED BY THE LOVE OF JONATHAN AND MICHAL, AND FINALLY BY FLIGHT (1 Samuel 19:1
1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 18:11...