Saul'sservantsthen saidto him, "Beholdnow,an evilspiritfrom Godis terrorizingyou.
Then Godsentan evilspiritbetweenAbimelechand the menof Shechem;and the menof Shechemdealttreacherouslywith Abimelech,
Now the LORDsaidto Samuel,"Howlongwill you grieveoverSaul,since I have rejectedhim from beingkingoverIsrael?Fillyour hornwith oiland go;I will sendyou to Jessethe Bethlehemite,for I have selecteda kingfor Myself among his sons."
Now the Spiritof the LORDdepartedfrom Saul,and an evilspiritfrom the LORDterrorizedhim.
"Let our lordnowcommandyour servantswho are beforeyou. Let them seeka manwho is a skillfulplayeron the harp;and it shall comeabout when the evilspiritfrom Godis on you, that he shall play[the harp] with his hand,and you will be well."
Now it cameabout on the nextdaythat an evilspiritfrom Godcamemightilyupon Saul,and he ravedin the midstof the house,while Davidwas playing[the harp] with his hand,as usual;and a spear[was] in Saul'shand.
Now there was an evilspiritfrom the LORDon Saulas he was sittingin his housewith his spearin his hand,and Davidwas playing[the harp] with [his] hand.