1 Samuel 18:15

15 but when Saul saw that he [was] very successful, {he was severely threatened by him}.

1 Samuel 18:15 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 18:15

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself very wisely,
&c.] So that he could get no advantage against him, and he succeeded and was prosperous in all his enterprises, and was more and more in favour with the people:

he was afraid of him;
lest the time was drawing near that the kingdom should be rent from him, and given to David.

1 Samuel 18:15 In-Context

13 So Saul removed him {from his presence}, and made him commander of a thousand, {so he marched in and out at the front of the army}.

14 And David was achieving success in all his ways and Yahweh [was] with him,

15 but when Saul saw that he [was] very successful, {he was severely threatened by him}.

16 However, all of Israel and Judah [were] loving David, for he was going forth and marching ahead of them.

17 Then Saul said to David, "Here [is] my older daughter Merab. I will give her to you as [your] wife. Only be {a brave warrior} for me and fight the battles of Yahweh." For Saul thought, "My hand will not be against him, but let the hand of [the] Philistines be against him."

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "he [was] terrified from his face"