1 Samuel 19:9
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And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,
In other translations
And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand.But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,
Hebrew words
וַתְּהִיvatehiand it wasH1961רוּחַruacha spirit ofH7307יְהוָה׀yahwehYahwehH3068רָעָהra'ahevilH7451אֶל־'el-toH413שָׁאוּלsha'ulSaulH7586וְהוּאvehu'and heH1931בְּבֵיתוֹbeveitoin house hisH1004יוֹשֵׁבyoshev[was] sittingH3427וַחֲנִיתוֹvachanitoand spear hisH2595בְּיָדוֹbeyado[was] in hand hisH3027וְדָוִדvedavidand DavidH1732מְנַגֵּןmenagen[was] playing an instrumentH5059בְּיָד׃beyadwith handH3027
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Related verses
- 1 Samuel 16:14But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
- 1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
- 1 Samuel 18:10-1110 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. 11 And Saul cast the javelin; for he said, I will smite David even to the wall with it. And David avoided out of his presence twice.10 The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, 11 and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.
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