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1 Samuel 18:10

The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,

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ASV

And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

KJV

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.

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19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיְהִ֣יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
מִֽמָּחֳרָ֗תmi.mo.cho.Ratfrom [the] next dayH4283 →
וַתִּצְלַ֣חva.titz.Lachand it rushedH6743 →
רוּחַ֩ru.aCha spirit ofH7307 →
אֱלֹהִ֨ים׀'E.lo.HimGodH430 →
רָעָ֤ה׀ra.'AhevilH7451 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlSaulH7586 →
וַיִּתְנַבֵּ֣אvai.yit.na.Be'and he prophesiedH5012 →
בְתוֹךְ־ve.tokh-in [the] midst ofH8432 →
הַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitthe houseH1004 →
וְדָוִ֛דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
מְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.Gen[was] playing an instrumentH5059 →
בְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.Dowith hand hisH3027 →
כְּי֣וֹם׀ke.Yomas a dayH3117 →
בְּי֑וֹםbe.Yomin a dayH3117 →
וְהַחֲנִ֖יתve.ha.cha.Nitand the spearH2595 →
בְּיַד־be.yad-[was] in [the] hand ofH3027 →
שָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlSaulH7586 →

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1 Samuel 16:14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.2 Thessalonians 2:11For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,1 Kings 18:29Midday passed, and they kept on raving until the time of the evening sacrifice. But there was no response; no one answered, no one paid attention.1 Samuel 19:9But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,1 Samuel 16:16Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”Acts 16:16One day as we were going to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave girl with a spirit of divination, who earned a large income for her masters by fortune-telling.1 Kings 22:20–23And the LORD said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to march up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one suggested this, and another that.1 Samuel 16:14–16After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.1 Samuel 16:23And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.2 Kings 3:15But now, bring me a harpist.” And while the harpist played, the hand of the LORD came upon Elisha1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’1 Samuel 19:7So Jonathan summoned David and told him all these things. Then Jonathan brought David to Saul to serve him as he had before.1 Kings 22:12And all the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and prosper, for the LORD will deliver it into the hand of the king.”Jeremiah 28:2–4“This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.1 Samuel 26:19Now please, may my lord the king hear the words of his servant: If the LORD has stirred you up against me, then may He accept an offering. But if men have done it, may they be cursed in the presence of the LORD! For today they have driven me away from sharing in the inheritance of the LORD, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’Jeremiah 28:11And in the presence of all the people Hananiah proclaimed, “This is what the LORD says: ‘In this way, within two years I will break the yoke of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon off the neck of all the nations.’” At this, Jeremiah the prophet went on his way.1 Samuel 19:23–24So Saul went to Naioth in Ramah. But the Spirit of God came upon even Saul, and he walked along prophesying until he came to Naioth in Ramah.Zechariah 13:2–5And on that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will erase the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the prophets and the spirit of impurity from the land.

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