1 Samuel 18:11

“And 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.”

"And 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." - 1 Samuel 18:11
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What does 1 Samuel 18:11 mean?

1 Samuel 18:11 (KJV) - "And 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." This verse from the book of 1 Samuel provides a striking example of the tension and conflict that unfolds between King Saul…

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A Javelin of Jealousy: Lessons from Saul's Fury

In 1 Samuel 18:11 (KJV), we find a pivotal moment in the life of David, where the tide of Saul’s heart turns from admiration to hate: "And 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." This verse…

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A Prayer for Deliverance and Protection Amidst Peril

O Lord Almighty, Creator of Heaven and Earth, we come before Thee in humble supplication, drawing inspiration from the life of Thy servant David, whose trials and tribulations are recorded in the sacred pages of Scripture. We turn our hearts to the passage in 1 Samuel 18:11…

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1 Samuel 18:11 - "And 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."
1 Samuel 18:11 And 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.
2 Samuel 11:18 - "¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;"
1 Samuel 2:18 - "¶ But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod."
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 4:18
1 Samuel 30:18
1 Samuel 12:18 - "So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel."
1 Samuel 3:17-18
1 Samuel 9:18 - "Then Saul drew near to Samuel in the gate, and said, Tell me, I pray thee, where the seer's house is."
1 Samuel 19:18 - "¶ So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth."
1 Samuel 18:9 - "And Saul eyed David from that day and forward."
1 Samuel 13:11
1 Samuel 11:14 - "Then said Samuel to the people, Come, and let us go to Gilgal, and renew the kingdom there."
1 Samuel 18:24 - "And the servants of Saul told him, saying, On this manner spake David."
1 Samuel 18:12 - "¶ And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul."
1 Samuel 22:11-13
1 Samuel 18:29 - "And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul became David's enemy continually."
1 Samuel 18:28 - "¶ And Saul saw and knew that the LORD was with David, and that Michal Saul's daughter loved him."
1 Samuel 18:20 - "And Michal Saul's daughter loved David: and they told Saul, and the thing pleased him."
1 Samuel 28:11 - "Then said the woman, Whom shall I bring up unto thee? And he said, Bring me up Samuel."
1 Samuel 18:18 - "And David said unto Saul, Who am I? and what is my life, or my father's family in Israel, that I should be son in law to the king?"
1 Samuel 18:14 - "And David behaved himself wisely in all his ways; and the LORD was with him."
"¶ Then Joab sent and told David all the things concerning the war;" - 2 Samuel 11:18
1 Samuel 3:18 - "And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good."
1 Samuel 3:11 - "¶ And the LORD said to Samuel, Behold, I will do a thing in Israel, at which both the ears of every one that heareth it shall tingle."
1 Samuel 12:11 - "And the LORD sent Jerubbaal, and Bedan, and Jephthah, and Samuel, and delivered you out of the hand of your enemies on every side, and ye dwelled safe."
1 Samuel 18:15 - "Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely, he was afraid of him."