1 Samuel 16:16

Plain English Version

We will go and get somebody to come here and play the guitar for you. Whenever the bad spirit makes you frightened, he will play that guitar, and you will feel better then.”

Cross References

1 Samuel 10:5

Then Samuel told Saul, “You can start going home now. Soon you will arrive at the hill near the town called Gibeah. There is an army camp for soldiers from Philistia at that place. People get together on the top of that hill to burn meat to give it to God. When you arrive, you will see a group of men who tell God’s message, coming down that hill. And you will see other people in front of them, with all kinds of musical instruments. Those messengers and the musical people, they will all have special power from God, and they will tell his message.

1 Samuel 16:14

Then God’s spirit left Saul and did not go back to him. God sent a bad spirit that often made Saul frightened.

1 Samuel 16:15

His workers said to him, “Boss. We can see that God has sent a bad spirit to make you frightened.

1 Samuel 16:17

Saul said to them, “Yes, go and look for somebody, a good guitar player. Bring him to me.”

1 Samuel 18:10

The next day, God sent a bad spirit to Saul. It made him go really mad. He just sat there in his house and screamed. David played the guitar for him as before. Saul was holding a spear in his hand,

1 Samuel 19:9

Then David went back to Saul’s place, to work for him again, and God sent a bad spirit to Saul again. David played the guitar as before. At that time, Saul was holding a spear in his hand,