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1 Samuel 18:29

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 1 Samuel 18:29 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David`s enemy continually.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David`s enemy continually.
1 Samuel 18:29 — American Standard Version

Context — 1 Samuel 18

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
26And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king`s son-in-law. And the days were not expired;
27and David arose and went, he and his men, and slew of the Philistines two hundred men; and David brought their foreskins, and they gave them in full number to the king, that he might be the king`s son-in-law. And Saul gave him Michal his daughter to wife.
28And Saul saw and knew that Jehovah was with David; and Michal, Saul`s daughter, loved him.
29And Saul was yet the more afraid of David; and Saul was David`s enemy continually.
30Then the princes of the Philistines went forth: and it came to pass, as often as they went forth, that David behaved himself more wisely than all the servants of Saul; so that his name was much set by.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And Saul was yet the more afraid of David, etc.] Because the Lord was with him, and his wife loved him; so that he feared he should never be able to accomplish his designs, and that this marriage, which he intended as the means of his ruin, would pave the way for his ascending the throne: and Saul became David’s enemy continually; was every day giving fresh evidence of his enmity against him; before it was by fits, and at certain times, there were some intervals; but now enmity was rooted and habituated, and was constant and continually showing itself.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Saul was yet the more afraid of David--because Providence had visibly favored him, by not only defeating the conspiracy against his life, but through his royal alliance paving his way to the throne. Next: 1 Samuel Chapter 19”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“18:29 even more afraid: Saul’s fear was unfounded. Although he made himself David’s enemy, David consistently honored Saul as king (see chs 24, 26).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“yet the: Sa1 18:12, Sa1 18:15; Psa 37:12-14; Ecc 4:4; Jam 2:19 Saul became: Gen 4:4-8; Joh 11:53; Jo1 3:12-15 1 Kings (1 Samuel) 18:30”
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