1 Samuel 16:16 - The Scriptures 1998

¹⁶ “Please, let our master command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skilled player on the lyre. And it shall be that when the evil spirit from Elohim is upon you, that he shall play with his hand, and you be well.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Let our lord now command your servants here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the 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.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If our master just says the word, your servants will search for someone who knows how to play the lyre. The musician can play whenever the evil spirit from God is affecting you, and then you’ll feel better.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily."

1 Samuel 16:16 Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Now Yosĕ

1 Kings 10:8

“Blessed are your men and blessed are these your servants, who stand continually before you, who are hearing your wisdom!

2 Kings 3:15

“And now, bring me a harpist.” And it came to be, when the harpist played, that the hand of יהוה  came upon him.

1 Samuel 10:5

“After that go to the hill of Elohim where the Philistine watch-post is. And it shall be, when you have come there to the city, that you shall meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, and a tambourine, and a flute, and a lyre before them, and they are prophesying.

1 Samuel 16:14

And the Spirit of יהוה  turned aside from Sha’ul, and an evil spirit from יהוה  troubled him.

1 Samuel 16:15

And the servants of Sha’ul said to him, “Look, now, an evil spirit from Elohim is troubling you.

1 Samuel 16:17

And Sha’ul said to his servants, “Please get me a man that plays well, and bring him to me.”

1 Samuel 18:10

And it came to be on the next day that an evil spirit from Elohim came upon Sha’ul, and he prophesied inside the house, while Dawiḏ

1 Samuel 19:9

And an evil spirit from יהוה  came upon Sha’ul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And Dawiḏ