1 Samuel 18:10 - Easy To Read Version

¹⁰ The next day, a bad spirit from God took control of Saul. Saul became wild [166] in his house. David played the harp like he usually did.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁰ The next day an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved [madly] in his house, while David played [the lyre] with his hand, as at other times; and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁰ 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;

Common English Bible

¹⁰ The next day an evil spirit from God came over Saul, and he acted like he was in a prophetic frenzy in his house. So David played the lyre as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand,

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁰ Then, on the next day, the evil spirit from God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand, just as at every other time. And Saul held a lance in his hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 Cross References

1 Kings 18:29

The afternoon passed but the fire still had not started. The prophets continued to act wild [205] until the time came for the evening sacrifice. But nothing happened—there was no answer from Baal. There was no sound. There was no one listening!

1 Kings 22:12

All the other prophets agreed with what Zedekiah said. The prophet said, “Your army should march now. They should fight against the army of Aram at Ramoth. You will win the fight. The Lord will allow you to win.”

Jeremiah 28:11

Then Hananiah spoke loudly, so all the people could hear him. He said, “The Lord says: ‘In the same way I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. He put that yoke on all the nations of the world. But I will break that yoke before two years are over.’”

Acts 16:16

One time something happened to us while we were going to the place for prayer. A servant girl met us. She had a special spirit {\cf2\super [338]} in her. This spirit gave her the power to tell what would happen in the future. By doing this she earned a lot of money for the men who owned her.

2 Thessalonians 2:11

But those people refused to love the truth, so God sends them something powerful that leads them away from the truth. God sends them that power so that they will believe something that is not true.

Judges 16:20

Then Delilah called out to him, “Samson, the Philistine men are going to capture you!” He woke up and thought, “I will escape like I did before and free myself.” But Samson did not know that the Lord had left him.

1 Samuel 16:23

Any time the bad spirit from God came on Saul, David would take his harp and play it. The bad spirit would leave Saul and he would begin to feel better.

1 Samuel 18:9

So from that time on, Saul watched David very closely.

1 Samuel 19:10

Saul tried to throw his spear into David’s body and pin him to the wall. But David jumped out of the way. The spear missed David and stuck in the wall. That night, David ran away.

1 Samuel 19:7

So Jonathan called David and told him everything that was said. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul. So David was with Saul like before.

1 Samuel 19:9

But a bad spirit from the Lord came on Saul. Saul was sitting in his house. Saul had his spear in his hand. David was playing the harp.

1 Samuel 26:19

My master and king, listen to me! If the Lord caused you to be angry at me, then let him accept an offering. But if men caused you to be angry at me, then let the Lord cause bad things to happen to them. Men have forced me to leave the land the Lord gave me. Men have told me, ‘{Go live with the foreigners.} Go and serve other gods.’