1 Samuel 19:9
And an evil spirit + 19:9 Gr. of God. from God was upon Saul, and he was + 19:9 Gr. sleeping. Heb. sitting, perhaps ישך read for ישב. resting in his house, and a spear was in his hand, and David was playing on the harp with his hands.
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1 Samuel 16:15And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from the Lord torments you.
1 Samuel 18:10And it came to pass + 18:10 Or, after. Gr. from. on the morrow that an evil spirit from God fell upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David was playing on the harp with his hand, according to his daily custom. And Saul’s spear was in his hand.
1 Samuel 22:6And Saul heard that David was discovered, and his men with him: now Saul lived in the hill below the field that is in Rama, and his spear was in his hand, and all his servants stood near him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 19:9-11
David Escapes from Saul. ( b. c. 1058.) 8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled from him. 9 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. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul's presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night. Here I.… Read the whole commentary →