1 Samuel 16:16

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

our lord the king command, and thy servants, that be before thee, shall seek a man, that can sing with an harp, and when the evil spirit of the Lord taketh thee, he harp with his hand, and thou bear it more easily.

Cross References

Genesis 41:46

Forsooth Joseph was of thirty years, when he stood in the sight of king Pharaoh, and compassed all the countries [or regions] of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

Thy men be blessed, and thy servants be blessed, these that stand before thee ever[more], and hear thy wisdom.

2 Kings 3:15

Now forsooth bring ye to me a psalterer. And when the psalterer sang, the hand of the Lord was made upon Elisha,

1 Samuel 10:5

After these things thou shalt come into the hill of the Lord, where is the standing place, that is, the forcelet, of Philistines; and when thou shalt enter into the city, there thou shalt have meeting thee a flock, or a company, of prophets, coming down from the high place, and a psaltery, and a tympan, and a pipe, and an harp before them, and them prophesying.

1 Samuel 16:14

And so the Spirit of the Lord went away from Saul, and a wicked spirit of the Lord travailed Saul.

1 Samuel 16:15

And the servants of Saul said to him, Lo! an evil spirit of the Lord travaileth thee;

1 Samuel 16:17

And Saul said to his servants, Purvey ye to me some man singing well, and bring ye him to me.

1 Samuel 18:10

Soothly after the tother day, a wicked spirit of God assailed Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David harped with his hand, as by all days before; and Saul held a spear,

1 Samuel 19:9

And the evil spirit of the Lord was made upon Saul; and he sat in his house, and held a spear; certainly David harped with his hand.