Saul Seeks to Kill David

191 Saul told his son Jonathan and all the attendants to kill David. But Jonathan had taken a great liking to David

Other Translations of 1 Samuel 19:1

King James Version

Saul Seeks to Kill David

191 And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

English Standard Version

Saul Seeks to Kill David

191 And Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David. But Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted much in David.

The Message

Saul Seeks to Kill David

191 Saul called his son Jonathan together with his servants and ordered them to kill David. But because Jonathan treasured David,

New King James Version

Saul Seeks to Kill David

191 Now Saul spoke to Jonathan his son and to all his servants, that they should kill David; but Jonathan, Saul's son, delighted greatly in David.

New Living Translation

Saul Seeks to Kill David

191 Saul now urged his servants and his son Jonathan to assassinate David. But Jonathan, because of his strong affection for David,

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:1

Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:1-10

(Read 1 Samuel 19:1-10)

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 the serpent against that of the woman; so deceitful and desperately wicked is the heart of man without the grace of God, Jeremiah 17:9.