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,
Note Or a harmful spirit
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.
On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;
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;
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- the evil spirit
- 1 Samuel 16:14, 15; 1 Samuel 19:9; 1 Samuel 26:19
- 1 Samuel 18:10
- and he prophesied.{Wyyithnabbai,} rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the verb is in {Hithpaël,} the signification of which conjugation is not only reflex action, but also affectation of the action: Jer 29:26, 27. The meaning seems to be, that Saul, influenced by the evil spirit, feigned to be prophesying, the better to conceal his murderous intentions, and to render David unsuspicious.
- 1 Samuel 19:24; 1 Kings 18:29; 1 Kings 22:12, 20–23; Jeremiah 28:2–4, 11; Zechariah 13:2–5; Acts 16:16; 2 Thessalonians 2:11
- played
- 1 Samuel 16:16, 23