Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Evil spirit
General references
Bible References
Evil spirit
Judges 9:23
God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech:
1 Kings 22:22
Yahweh said to him, 'How?' He said, 'I will go out and will be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.' He said, 'You will entice him, and will also prevail. Go out and do so.'
Acts 19:15
The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"
General references
Deuteronomy 28:28
Yahweh will strike you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
1 Samuel 19:9
An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand.