1 Samuel 18:7-11
answered Exod 15:21; Ps 24:7-8 Saul 1Sam 21:11, 1Sam 29:5 the saying Esth 3:5; Prov 13:10, Prov 27:4; Eccl 4:4; Jas 4:5 displeased him Heb. was evil in his eyes, Num 11:1, Num 22:34 *marg. and what 1Sam 13:14, 1Sam 15:28, 1Sam 16:13, 1Sam 20:31; 1Kgs 2:22 eyed David Gen 4:5-6, Gen 31:2; Matt 20:15; Mark 7:22; Eph 4:27; Jas 5:9 the evil spirit 1Sam 16:14-15, 1Sam 19:9, 1Sam 26:19 and he prophesied Wyyithnabbai, rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the verb is in Hithpael, the signification of which conjugation is not only reflex action, but also affectation of the action: Jer 29:26-27. The meaning seems to be, that Saul, influenced by the evil spirit, feigned to be prophesying, the better to conceal his murderous intentions, and to render David unsuspicious. 1Sam 19:24; 1Kgs 18:29, 1Kgs 22:12, 1Kgs 22:20-23; Jer 28:2-4, Jer 28:11; Zech 13:2-5; Acts 16:16; 2Thess 2:11 played 1Sam 16:16, 1Sam 16:23 and there was Wehachanith beyad Shaool, rather, "and the javelin was in the hand of Saul;" for the javelin or spear was the emblem of regal authority; and kings had it always in their hand, as may be seen represented on ancient monuments. In ancient times, says Justin, kings used a spear instead of a sceptre. cast the javelin 1Sam 19:9-10, 1Sam 20:33; Prov 27:4; Isa 54:17 And David Ps 37:32-33; Isa 54:17; Luke 4:30; John 8:59, John 10:39
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