1 Samuel 16:16 - Modern King James Version

¹⁶ Let our lord now command his servants before you to seek out a man who knows to play on a harp. And it shall be, when the evil spirit from God is on you, then he shall play with his hand, and it shall be well with you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Let our lord now command your servants here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If our master just says the word, your servants will search for someone who knows how to play the lyre. The musician can play whenever the evil spirit from God is affecting you, and then you’ll feel better.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee he may play with his hand, and thou mayest bear it more easily.

1 Samuel 16:16 Tagairtí Cros

Genesis 41:46

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

1 Kings 10:8

Happy are your men, happy are these who are your servants, who stand always before you, and who hear your wisdom.

2 Kings 3:15

And now bring me a minstrel. And it happened when the minstrel played, the hand of Jehovah came on him.

1 Samuel 10:5

After that you shall come to the hill of God, where the garrison of the Philistines is. And it will happen to you when you come there to the city, even you shall meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a harp and a tambourine and a flute and a lyre before them. And they shall prophesy.

1 Samuel 16:14

But the spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah terrified him.

1 Samuel 16:15

And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God terrifies you.

1 Samuel 16:17

And Saul said to his servants, Now look for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me.

1 Samuel 18:10

And it happened on the next day the evil spirit from God came on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. And David played with his hand, as at other times. And a spear was in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 19:9

And the evil spirit from Jehovah was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David played with his hand.