1 Samuel 19:1

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should (a) kill David.

(a) Before Saul sought David's life secretly, but now his hypocrisy grows to open cruelty.

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Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 19:1-7 (E). Saul bids Jonathan and his followers slay David, but Jonathan brings about a reconciliation. 1 Samuel 19:8-17 (E). It...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Saul spake to Jonathan— Jonathan, when Saul ordered him to kill David, disobeyed the command, and, instead of murdering him, pleaded his innocence...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

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Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

That they should kill David. — The literal translation of the original gives a much better sense: “that he intended to kill David,” or “about killi...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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John Trapp Complete Commentary

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Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

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Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 19:1 . “And Saul spake … that they should kill David.” Rather, “that he intended to kill David.” 1...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 19:11 . Saul sent messengers to slay him. The Vulgate, lictors, executioners. They could not approach the bed of a princess till the mo...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And Saul spake to Jonathan, his son, and to all his servants that they should kill David; he openly announced his intention of putting David out of t...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jonathan Proves his Friendship for David.
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 18:8 ; 1 Samuel 18:9 ; 2 Timothy 3:13 ; Ecclesiastes 9:3 ; Jeremiah 9:3 ; Proverbs 27:4

¹ And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his servants, that they should kill David.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 19:1

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Samuel 19:1