1Sa 19:10-11 | Clarke | e4.org | Verse 10. But he slipped away ] He found he could not trust Saul; and therefore was continually on his watch. His agility of body was the means of his preservation at this time.

‏ 1 Samuel 19:10-11

Verse 10. But he slipped away] He found he could not trust Saul; and therefore was continually on his watch. His agility of body was the means of his preservation at this time.

Verse 11. To slay him in the morning] When they might be able to distinguish between him and Michal his wife; for, had they attempted his life in the night season, there would have been some danger to Michal's life. Besides, Saul wished to represent him as a traitor; and consequently an attack upon him was justifiable at any time, even in the fullest daylight.