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1 Samuel 19:9

But 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,

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ASV

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.

KJV

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.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַתְּהִי֩va.te.Hiand it wasH1961 →
ר֨וּחַRu.acha spirit ofH7307 →
יְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
רָעָה֙ra.'AhevilH7451 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlSaulH7586 →
וְהוּא֙ve.Hu'and heH1931 →
בְּבֵית֣וֹbe.vei.Toin house hisH1004 →
יוֹשֵׁ֔בyo.Shev[was] sittingH3427 →
וַחֲנִית֖וֹva.cha.ni.Toand spear hisH2595 →
בְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.Do[was] in hand hisH3027 →
וְדָוִ֖דve.da.Vidand DavidH1732 →
מְנַגֵּ֥ןme.na.Gen[was] playing an instrumentH5059 →
בְּיָֽד׃be.Yadwith handH3027 →

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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.1 Samuel 18:10The 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,1 Samuel 18:10–11The 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,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.”1 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 22:6Soon Saul learned that David and his men had been discovered. At that time Saul was in Gibeah, sitting under the tamarisk tree on the hill at Gibeah, with his spear in hand and all his servants standing around him.Numbers 25:7On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,

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