1 Samuel 16:16

New King James Version

Let our master now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. And it shall be that he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you, and you shall be well.”

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Joseph was thirty years old when he stood before Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout all the land of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are your men and happy are these your servants, who stand continually before you and hear your wisdom!

2 Kings 3:15

But now bring me a musician.” Then it happened, when the musician played, that the hand of the Lord came upon him.

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you shall come to the hill of God where the Philistine garrison is. And it will happen, when you have come there to the city, that you will meet a group of prophets coming down from the high place with a stringed instrument, a tambourine, a flute, and a harp before them; and they will be prophesying.

1 Samuel 16:14

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.

1 Samuel 16:15

And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.

1 Samuel 16:17

So Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”

1 Samuel 18:10

And it happened on the next day that the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house. So David played music with his hand, as at other times; but there was a spear in Saul’s hand.

1 Samuel 19:9

Now the distressing spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing music with his hand.