1 Samuel 16:14 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 16:14

After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

KJV

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

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Commentary

2 voices

Athanasius of Alexandria

296–373

Discourses Against the Arians 3.25.25 (373)

Therefore, when a person falls from the Spirit for any wickedness, if he repents after his fall, the grace remains irrevocably to the one who is willing; otherwise he who has fallen is no longer in God (because that Holy Spirit and Paraclete which is in God has deserted him), but this sinner shall be in him to whom he has subjected himself, as took place in Saul's instance; for the Spirit of God departed from him and an evil spirit was afflicting him.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul - He was thrown into such a state of mind by the judgments of God, as to be deprived of any regal qualities which he before possessed. God seems to have taken what gifts he had, and given them to David; and then the evil spirit came upon Saul; for what God fills not, the devil will. An evil spirit from the Lord - The evil spirit was either immediately sent from the Lord, or permitted to come.

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Original language & word study

10 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וְר֧וּחַ	ve.Ru.ach	and [the] spirit of	H7307 →
יְהוָ֛ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
סָ֖רָה	Sa.rah	it departed	H5493 →
מֵעִ֣ם	me.'Im	from with	H5973 →
שָׁא֑וּל	sha.'Ul	Saul	H7586 →
וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ	u.vi.'a.Ta.tu	and it terrified him	H1204 →
רֽוּחַ־	Ru.ach-	a spirit	H7307 →
רָעָ֖ה	ra.'Ah	evil	H7451 →
מֵאֵ֥ת	me.'Et	from with	H854 →
יְהוָֽה׃	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Psalms 51:11
Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
leads to
- Ephesians 4:30
  And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
- 2 Kings 13:23
  But the LORD was gracious to Israel and had compassion on them, and He turned toward them because of His covenant with Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. And to this day, the LORD has been…
- Isaiah 63:10–11
  But they rebelled and grieved His Holy Spirit. So He turned and became their enemy, and He Himself fought against them.
- Romans 8:9
  You, however, are controlled not by the flesh, but by the Spirit, if the Spirit of God lives in you. And if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he does not belong…
- Genesis 6:3
  So the LORD said, “My Spirit will not contend with man forever, for he is mortal; his days shall be 120 years.”
Through
1 Samuel 18:12
So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
leads to
- 1 Samuel 16:13–14
  So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 1 Samuel 18:15
  When Saul saw that David was very successful, he was afraid of him.
Through
1 Samuel 28:15
Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He…
leads to
- Luke 16:23–26
  In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham from afar, with Lazarus by his side.