And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin, but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
Saul tried to pin David to the wall with his spear, but David quickly moved away from where Saul was, and the spear hit the wall instead. David ran away and escaped that night.
This verse shows how Saul's jealousy had turned to murderous rage, as he literally tried to kill David with a spear, but God protected David and he escaped.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during the period when David was serving in Saul's court as a musician and warrior, after his victory over Goliath had made him famous throughout Israel. Saul's jealousy had been growing because the people praised David more than him, and an evil spirit was tormenting Saul. This was actually the second time Saul had tried to kill David with a javelin while David was playing music to soothe him.
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