1 Samuel 16:16

New American Bible - revised edition

If your lordship will order it, we, your servants here attending to you, will look for a man skilled in playing the harp. When the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he will play and you will feel better.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was thirty years old when he entered the service of Pharaoh, king of Egypt. After Joseph left Pharaoh, he went throughout the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are your servants, happy these ministers of yours, who stand before you always and listen to your wisdom.

2 Kings 3:15

Now get me a minstrel.” When the minstrel played, the hand of the Lord came upon Elisha,

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you will come to Gibeath-elohim, where the Philistine garrison is located. As you enter that city, you will meet a band of prophets coming down from the high place. They will be preceded by lyres, tambourines, flutes, and harps, and will be in prophetic ecstasy.

1 Samuel 16:14

The spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and he was tormented by an evil spirit from the Lord.

1 Samuel 16:15

So the servants of Saul said to him: “Look! An evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

1 Samuel 16:17

Saul then told his servants, “Find me a good harpist and bring him to me.”

1 Samuel 18:10

The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raged in his house. David was in attendance, playing the harp as at other times, while Saul was holding his spear.

1 Samuel 19:9

Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with spear in hand while David was playing the harp nearby.