The Church Fathers on this verse

1 Kingdoms (1 Samuel) 19:12Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers

She let him down through a window. And he went and fled away, and escaped.

Douay-Rheims

וַתֹּ֧רֶד מִיכַ֛ל אֶת־דָּוִ֖ד בְּעַ֣ד הַחַלּ֑וֹן וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ וַיִּבְרַ֖ח וַיִּמָּלֵֽט׃

Hebrew (Masoretic text)

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Gregory of Nyssa

4th centuryChurch Father

David escaped from the royal palace to his own residence, believing that the king’s anger would turn to regret. However, Saul had positioned soldiers and his attendants around David's home with orders to take his life. David narrowly avoided this peril by stealthily escaping through a window, evading the guards and making his way into the open.

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