NET Bible
"Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him."
— 1 Samuel 19:8, NET Bible
“And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.”
“And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him. ”
“There was war again. David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and killed them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him.”
“And the war began again, and David went out, and fought against the Philistines, and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled from his face.”
“And there was war again: and David went out fighting the Philistines, causing great destruction among them; and they went in flight before him.”
“And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him.”
He risked his life when he struck down the Philistine and the LORD gave all Israel a great victory. When you saw it, you were happy. So why would you sin against innocent blood by putting David to death for no reason?”
Saul accepted Jonathan’s advice and took an oath,“As surely as the LORD lives, he will not be put to death.”
Then Jonathan called David and told him all these things. Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he served him as he had done formerly.
Now once again there was war. So David went out to fight the Philistines. He defeated them thoroughly and they ran away from him.
Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.
Saul tried to nail David to the wall with the spear, but he escaped from Saul’s presence and the spear drove into the wall. David escaped quickly that night.
Saul sent messengers to David’s house to guard it and to kill him in the morning. Then David’s wife Michal told him,“If you do not save yourself tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”