1 Samuel 18:10-11 And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house… Peter the Great of Russia passed a law that any noble who beat his serfs should be put under restraint, and treated as a minor or a lunatic. Yet one day in a passion he struck his own gardener, who took it so to heart that he died. "Alas!" cried the emperor, "I have civilised my own subjects; I have conquered other nations; yet I have not been able to civilise or conquer myself!" On the other hand, the successes achieved by Marlborough were due in no small degree to his perfect self-control — a temper that nothing seemed to ruffle, whether the cause of irritation were in a military ally or a servant in the house. Parallel Verses KJV: And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand. |
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