1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Saul	שָׁא֖וּל sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
eyed	עוֹיֵ֣ן a.von	H5770	to watch (with jealosy) · verb, qal active participle, masculine singular absolute
David	דָּוִ֑ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
day	מֵהַיּ֥וֹם me.hai.Yom	H3117	a day (as the warm hours) · preposition + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
forward	וָהָֽלְאָה va.Hal.'ah	H1973	to the distance · conjunction + adverb

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Genesis 4:5-6 But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
Genesis 31:2 And Jacob beheld the countenance of Laban, and, behold, it was not toward him as before.
Matthew 20:15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Mark 7:22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
Ephesians 4:27 Neither give place to the devil.
James 5:9 Grudge not one against another, brethren, lest ye be condemned: behold, the judge standeth before the door.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:6-11

Now begin David's troubles, and they not only tread on the heels of his triumphs, but take rise from them, such is the vanity of that in this world which seems greatest. I. He was too much magnified by the common people. Some time after the victory Saul went a triumphant progress through the cities of Israel that lay next him, to receive the congratulations of the country. And, when he made his public entry into any place, the women were most forward to show him respect, as was usual then in public triumphs (Sa1 18:6), and they had got a song, it seems, which they sang in their dances (made by some poet or other, that was a great admirer of David's bravery, and was more just than wise, in gi…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 18:9

Saul eyed David--that is, invidiously, with secret and malignant hatred.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 18:7

Saul hath slain his thousands - As it cannot literally be true that Saul had slain thousands, and David ten thousands; it would be well to translate the passage thus: Saul hath smitten or fought against thousands; David against tens of thousands. "Though Saul has been victorious in all his battles; yet he has not had such great odds against him as David has had; Saul, indeed, has been opposed by thousands; David, by ten thousands." We may here remark that the Philistines had drawn out their whole forces at this time: and when Goliath was slain, they were totally discomfited by the Israelites, led on chiefly by David.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 18:9

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. Instead of looking pleasantly, and with a smile, upon him, as a courtier and favourite, he was justly entitled to by his gallant behaviour, he looked at him with a sour, ill natured look; he looked at him with an evil, spiteful, malicious, and envious eye; or he diligently watched and observed all his motions and actions, whether they tended to disloyalty and treason, to dethrone him, and take the kingdom to himself, which he was suspicious of; he laid wait for him, as the Targum, and laid snares too, as the following history shows.

The Church Fathers

Therefore Saul did not look with right eyes at David, etc. The Jewish people did not accept the words of the Gospel with right understanding, from the time when inflamed with fires of envy, they began to hate its teachers or hearers, fearing namely that their law's glory being diminished, its fame and faith would rather reign throughout the world.
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

David — Beloved, the eighth and youngest son of Jesse, a citizen of Bethlehem. His father seems to have been a man in humble life. His mother’s name is not recorded. Some think she was the Nahash of 2 Sam.…
David · .Saul’s jealousy of — .Saul’s jealousy of
Envy · .Saul, of David — .Saul, of David
Hatred · Exemplified: Saul — Exemplified: Saul
Jealousy · .Saul, of David — .Saul, of David
Malice · Exemplified: Saul — Exemplified: Saul
Prudence · .David, in his conduct toward Saul — .David, in his conduct toward Saul

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Samuel 18:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:6-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 18:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 18:7

John Gill on 1 Samuel 18:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 18:9

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 18:6-11

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 18:9

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 18:7

John Gill on 1 Samuel 18:9

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 18:6-16

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 18:8-15

Rashi on 1 Samuel 18:9