David Envy Eye Eyed Eyeing Forward Jealous Kept Saul Suspicion Thenceforth
18:9 And Saul {d} eyed David from that day and forward.
{d} Because he envied and hated him.
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.
David Envy Eye Eyed Jealous Kept Saul Thenceforth Time
David Envy Eye Eyed Jealous Kept Saul Thenceforth Time
