1 Samuel 19:15

And Saul sent the messengers again to see David, saying, Bring him up to me in the bed, that I may slay him.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Saul	שָׁאוּל֙ sha.'Ul	H7586	Shaul · proper noun, a man's name
sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח vai.yish.Lach	H7971	to send away · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
messengers	הַמַּלְאָכִ֔ים ha.mal.'a.Khim	H4397	a messenger · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
see	לִרְא֥וֹת lir.'ot	H7200	to see · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
David	דָּוִ֖ד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
saying	לֵאמֹ֑ר le.Mor	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
up	הַעֲל֨וּ ha.'a.Lu	H5927	to ascend · verb, hiphil imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
bed	בַמִּטָּ֛ה va.mi.Tah	H4296	a bed (as extended) forsleeping or eating · preposition with the article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
slay	לַהֲמִתֽוֹ la.ha.mi.To	H4191	to die (literally or figuratively) · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

1 Samuel 19:6 And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan: and Saul sware, As the LORD liveth, he shall not be slain.
Job 31:31 If the men of my tabernacle said not, Oh that we had of his flesh! we cannot be satisfied.
Psalms 37:12 The wicked plotteth against the just, and gnasheth upon him with his teeth.
Proverbs 27:3-4 A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.
Romans 3:15 Their feet are swift to shed blood:

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:11-17

Here is, I. Saul's further design of mischief to David. When David had escaped the javelin, supposing he went straight to his own house, as indeed he did, Saul sent some of his guards after him to lay wait at the door of his house, and to assassinate him in the morning as soon as he stirred out, Sa1 19:11. Josephus says the design was to seize him and to hurry him before a court of justice that was ordered to condemn him and put him to death as a traitor; but we are here told it was a shorter way they were to take with him: they were ordered to slay him. Well might David complain that his enemies were bloody men, as he did in the psalm which he penned at this time, and upon this occasion (Ps…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:15

Bring him to me in the bed--a portable couch or mattress.

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 19:13

Michal took an image - את התרפים eth hatteraphim, the teraphim. The Hebrew word appears to mean any kind of image, in any kind of form, as a representative of some reality. Here it must have been something in the human form; because it was intended to represent a man lying in bed indisposed. A pillow of goats' hair - Perhaps she formed the appearance of a sick man's head muffled up by this pillow or bag of goats' hair. So I think the original might be understood. The goats' hair was merely accidental; unless we could suppose that it was designed to represent the hair of David's head, which is not improbable.

John Gill on 1 Samuel 19:15

And Saul sent the messengers again to see David,.... Not to visit him, or to see how he was, or inquire of his health, in a kind manner, but to see his person, whether he was sick or not, and whether he was there or not; for Saul might suspect some deceit was used, because the messengers took the report of Michal, and saw not David, nor attempted to see him; but now they have strict orders to see him, and not take Michal's word as before, 1 Samuel 19:14; wherefore the supplement again may be left out: saying, bring him up to me in the bed; if so bad that he was not able to rise, or not fit to be taken out of his bed, his orders were, that he should be brought to him in it; resolved he was t…

The Church Fathers

And again Saul sent messengers to see David, etc. When the Church was preaching Christ from the advent of the Holy Spirit, the leaders of the Jews sent [people] to more carefully see what was believed about Jesus, whether He was Christ or a prophet; whether He had risen or still lay in the sepulchre, saying: Proclaim to us who are present; because He has not risen from the dead, but still lying in the bed of earth, He awaited the day of universal resurrection, so that thus faith in Him may be uprooted and eliminated from the world. When the persecutors began to confront the Church, with the faithful rejoicing over Christ's triumph, nothing met the impious except the stone of stumbling and the rock of offense to those who stumbled at the word and did not believe; considering Him as if a leper, struck and humbled by God (Isaiah 53). But He, as the prophet subsequently added: He was wounded for our iniquities, He was crushed for our sins.
— Bede, Commentary on Samuel

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Dictionary and topics

Bed — (Heb. mittah), for rest at night (Ex. 8:3; 1 Sam. 19:13, 15, 16, etc.); during sickness (Gen. 47:31; 48:2; 49:33, etc.); as a sofa for rest (1 Sam. 28:23; Amos 3:12). Another Hebrew word (er’es) so…
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.…
Michal — Rivulet, or who as God?, the younger of Saul’s two daughters by his wife Ahinoam (1 Sam. 14:49, 50). “Attracted by the graces of his person and the gallantry of his conduct, she fell in love with…
Teraphim — Givers of prosperity, idols in human shape, large or small, analogous to the images of ancestors which were revered by the Romans. In order to deceive the guards sent by Saul to seize David, Michal…
Beds · A small pallet or mattress used as — A small pallet or mattress used as
David · Naioth, where Saul pursues him — Naioth, where Saul pursues him
Jealousy · .Saul, of David — .Saul, of David
Michal · Rescues David from — Rescues David from

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 19:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:11-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 19:13

John Gill on 1 Samuel 19:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Samuel 19:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:11-17

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 19:15

Adam Clarke on 1 Samuel 19:13

John Gill on 1 Samuel 19:15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on 1 Samuel 19:15-17

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Samuel 19:13

Rashi on 1 Samuel 19:13