11And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David escaped from his presence twice.


In Context

8 And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased him; and he said, They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed thousands; and what can he have more but the kingdom?

9 And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

10 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David escaped from his presence twice.

12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and had departed from Saul.

13 Therefore Saul removed him from him, and made him his captain over a thousand; and he went out and came in before the people.

1 Samuel 18:11 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:11and he hurled it, saying to himself, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David eluded him twice.

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:11And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:11And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:11and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:11And Saul cast the spear, and thought, I will smite David and the wall. But David turned away from him twice.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:11and Saul cast the spear; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall. And David avoided out of his presence twice.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:11and Saul threw the spear; for he said, |I will pin David even to the wall!| David escaped from his presence twice.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:11and Saul casteth the javelin, and saith, 'I smite through David, even through the wall;' and David turneth round out of his presence twice.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:11And 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.