1 Samuel 16:23

Whenever the spirit from God troubled Saul, David would pick up his lyre and play, and Saul would then be relieved, feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

1 Samuel 16:14-16

Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit sent from the Lord began to torment him,

1 Samuel 18:10-11

The next day an evil spirit sent from God took control of Saul, and he began to rave inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual, but Saul was holding a spear,

Matthew 12:43-45

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest but doesn’t find any.

Luke 11:24-26

“When an unclean spirit comes out of a man, it roams through waterless places looking for rest, and not finding rest, it then says, ‘I’ll go back to my house where I came from.’

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Summary

1 Samuel 16:23

And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

The evil spirit

1 Samuel 16:14

Saul

1 Samuel 18:10

Matthew 12:43

Luke 11:24

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