1 Samuel 16:23
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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- BSB
- And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
- KJV
- And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
- WEB
- When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
- ASV
- And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
- DARBY
- And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand; and Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
- BLB
- And it came to pass when the spirit [from] God is upon Saul, that David would take the harp and play with his hand for Saul, and he would become refreshed, and it was well with him, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
- ÅB
- Når da den onde ånd fra Gud kom over Saul, tok David harpen og spilte på den, og Saul fikk lindring, og det ble bedre med ham, og den onde ånd vek fra ham.
- OTB
- Så skjedde det, når den onde ånd fra Gud kom over Saul, tok David harpen og spilte med sin hånd; og Saul ble forfrisket og ble frisk, og den onde ånd forlot ham.
- B1930
- Når da den onde ånd fra Gud kom over Saul, tok David harpen og spilte på den, og Saul fikk lindring, og det blev bedre med ham, og den onde ånd vek fra ham.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
1 Samuel 16:14–16
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Read in context1 Samuel 18:10–11
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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