In this passage there is a minute account of an appalling danger to which David was exposed.
I. God's servants are frequently exposed to alarming dangers. (1) This danger came at an unexpected time. (2) This danger proceeded from a powerful enemy. (3) This danger assumed a most alarming aspect.
II. God's servants are frequently warned of approaching danger. (1) David's warning came from different sources. (2) David's warning demanded immediate attention. (3) David's warning led to decisive action.
III. God's servants are frequently delivered from impending dangers. The context shows that God delivers His servants in four ways: (1) By friendly mediation. (2) By personal watchfulness. (3) By conjugal fidelity. (4) By Divine interposition.
Parker, City Temple,vol. i., p. 81.
References: 1 Samuel 19:11-12 and 1 Samuel 19:18. F. W. Krummacher, David the King of Israel,pp. 68, 86. 1 Samuel 19:18-20. G. B. Ryley, Christian World Pulpit,vol. xiii. p. 285; Payne-Smith, Bampton Lectures,1869, p. 128.