And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’
1 Samuel 19:9 - English Standard Version 2016 Then a harmful spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David played with his hand. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing [the lyre] with his hand. American Standard Version (1901) And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand. Common English Bible Then an evil spirit from the LORD came over Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in hand while David was playing music. Catholic Public Domain Version And the evil spirit from the Lord came to Saul, who was sitting in his house and holding a lance. And David was playing music with his hand. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And the evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul: and he sat in his house, and held a spear in his hand. And David played with his hand. |
And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’
Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him.
And Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.
Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.”
And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines and struck them with a great blow, so that they fled before him.
Now Saul heard that David was discovered, and the men who were with him. Saul was sitting at Gibeah under the tamarisk tree on the height with his spear in his hand, and all his servants were standing about him.