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1 Samuel 19:9

1 Samuel 19:9 is verse 9 of 1 Samuel chapter 19, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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,

Or a harmful spirit

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King James Version

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.

World English Bible

An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.

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1 Samuel 19:7–11 · Berean Standard Bible

7 So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.

8 When war broke out again, David went out and fought the Philistines and struck them with such a mighty blow that they fled before him.

9 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,

10 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear struck the wall and David eluded him, ran away, and escaped that night.

11 Then Saul sent messengers to David’s house to watch him and kill him in the morning. But David’s wife Michal warned him, “If you do not run for your life tonight, tomorrow you will be dead!”

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Hebrew words

וַתְּהִי֩and it was ר֨וּחַa spirit of יְהוָ֤הYahweh רָעָה֙evil אֶלto שָׁא֔וּלSaul וְהוּא֙and he בְּבֵית֣וֹin house his יוֹשֵׁ֔ב[was] sitting וַחֲנִית֖וֹand spear his בְּיָד֑וֹ[was] in hand his וְדָוִ֖דand David מְנַגֵּ֥ן[was] playing an instrument בְּיָֽדwith hand

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Cross-references

The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

1 Samuel 16:14
After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.

1 Samuel 18:10
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,

1 Samuel 18:11
and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

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