11 And Saul took the spear, and said, I will smite David through to the wall. But David avoided twice out of his presence.

12 And Saul was afraid of David, because the Lord was with him, and was departed from Saul.

13 Therefore Saul put him from him, and made him a captain over a thousand, and he went [a]out and in before the people.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 18:13 Meaning, he was captain over the people.

11 and he hurled it, saying to himself,(A) “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded(B) him twice.(C)

12 Saul was afraid(D) of David, because the Lord(E) was with(F) David but had departed from(G) Saul. 13 So he sent David away from him and gave him command over a thousand men, and David led(H) the troops in their campaigns.(I)

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