1 Samuel 16:23

וְהָיָה בִּֽהְיוֹת רֽוּחַ ־ אֱלֹהִים אֶל ־ שָׁאוּל וְלָקַח דָּוִד אֶת ־ הַכִּנּוֹר וְנִגֵּן בְּיָדוֹ וְרָוַח לְשָׁאוּל וְטוֹב לוֹ וְסָרָה מֵעָלָיו רוּחַ הָרָעָֽה ׃ פ

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

22וַיִּשְׁלַח שָׁאוּל אֶל ־ יִשַׁי לֵאמֹר יַעֲמָד ־ נָא דָוִד לְפָנַי כִּֽי ־ מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינָֽי ׃

Read all of 1 Samuel 16

Cross References

1 Samuel 18:10וַיְהִי מִֽמָּחֳרָת וַתִּצְלַח רוּחַ אֱלֹהִים ׀ רָעָה ׀ אֶל ־ שָׁאוּל וַיִּתְנַבֵּא בְתוֹךְ ־ הַבַּיִת וְדָוִד מְנַגֵּן בְּיָדוֹ כְּיוֹם ׀ בְּיוֹם וְהַחֲנִית בְּיַד ־ שָׁאֽוּל ׃

Matthew Henry on 1 Samuel 16:15-23

Saul Troubled by an Evil Spirit. ( b. c. 1065.) 14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. 15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. 16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on a 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. 17 And Saul said unto his servants,… Read the whole commentary →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Samuel 16:23