New Revised Standard Version
and Saul threw the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

Contemporary English Version
Saul thought, "I'll pin David to the wall." He threw the spear at David twice, but David dodged and got away both times.

New American Bible
Saul poised the spear, thinking, “I will nail David to the wall!” But twice David escaped him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.

And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.

cast the javelin

1 Samuel 19:9,10 And the evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul; and he sat in his house, and held a spear in his hand: and David played with his hand. . . .

1 Samuel 20:33 And Saul caught up a spear to strike him. And Jonathan understood that it was determined by his father to kill David.

Proverbs 27:4 Anger hath no mercy: nor fury, when it breaketh forth: and who can bear the violence of one provoked?

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord.

And David

Psalm 37:32,33 The wicked watcheth the just man, and seeketh to put him to death, . . .

Isaiah 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper: and every tongue that resisteth thee in judgment, thou shalt condemn. This is the inheritance of the servants of the Lord, and their justice with me, saith the Lord.

Luke 4:30 But he passing through the midst of them, went his way.

John 8:59 They took up stones therefore to cast at him. But Jesus hid himself and went out of the temple.

John 10:39 They sought therefore to take him: and he escaped out of their hands.