1 Samuel 18:10
8 And Saul was furious and resented this song. “They have ascribed tens of thousands to David,” he said, “but only thousands to me. What more can he have but the kingdom?”
9 And from that day forward Saul kept a jealous eye on David.
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.
12 So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- 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,
- 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.
- WEB
- On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
- ASV
- And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;
- DARBY
- And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.
- BLB
- And it came to pass on the next day, that a spirit of distress [from] God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, and David played by his hand, day by day, and a spear [was] in the hand of Saul.
- ÅB
- Dagen etter kom det en ond ånd fra Gud over Saul, og han raste inne i sitt hus, mens David spilte på harpen, som han pleide å gjøre hver dag, og Saul hadde et spyd i hånden.
- OTB
- Dagen etter kom en ond ånd fra Gud kraftig over Saul, og han raste i huset, mens David spilte harpe med hånden, som vanlig. Og Saul hadde et spyd i hånden.
- B1930
- Dagen efter kom det en ond ånd fra Gud over Saul, og han raste inne i sitt hus, mens David spilte på harpen, som han pleide å gjøre hver dag, og Saul hadde et spyd i hånden.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Thessalonians 2:11
For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,
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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,
Read in contextActs 16:16
One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.
Read in context1 Samuel 16:14–16
After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
Read in context1 Samuel 16:23
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.
Read in context1 Kings 22:20–23
And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.
Read in contextJeremiah 28:11
And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.
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