1 Samuel - 18:11 Meaning
“And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.”
King James Version (KJV)
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
18:6-11 David's troubles not only immediately follow his triumphs, but arise from them; such is the vanity of that which seems greatest in this world. It is a sign that the Spirit of God is departed from men, if, like Saul, they are peevish, envious, suspicious, and ill-natured. Compare David, with his harp in his hand, aiming to serve Saul, and Saul, with his javelin in his hand, aiming to slay David; and observe the sweetness and usefulness of God's persecuted people, and the barbarity of their persecutors. But David's safety must be ascribed to God's providence.
“And these are the kings that reigned in the land of Edom, before there reigned any king over the children of Israel.”