◄ 1 Samuel 19:9 ►
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Good News Translation
One day an evil spirit from the LORD took control of Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was there, playing his harp.

New Revised Standard Version
Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing music.

New American Bible
Then an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with spear in hand while David was playing the harp nearby.

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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 16:14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

1 Samuel 18:10,11 And the day after, the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand, . . .

Context
Saul Attempts to Kill David
…8And the war began again, and David went out, and fought against the Philistines, and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled from his face. 9And 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.10And Saul endeavoured to nail David to the wall with his spear. And David slipt away out of the presence of Saul: and the spear missed him, and was fastened in the wall, and David fled, and escaped that night.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 16:14
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

1 Samuel 16:16
Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee, will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayst bear it more easily.

1 Samuel 18:10
And the day after, the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,

1 Samuel 18:11
And threw it, thinking to nail David to the wall: and David stept aside out of his presence twice.

1 Samuel 19:8
And the war began again, and David went out, and fought against the Philistines, and defeated them with a great slaughter, and they fled from his face.

1 Kings 22:22
And he said: I will go forth, and be a lying spirit, in the mouth of all his prophets. And the Lord said: Thou shalt deceive him, and shalt prevail: go forth, and do so.

1 Samuel 19:8
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