Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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.
The evil spirit
And he prophesied
Played
General references
Bible References
The evil spirit
1 Samuel 16:14
Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him.
1 Samuel 19:9
Then an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand.
1 Samuel 26:19
Now therefore, please let my lord the king hear the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, let Him accept an offering [from me]; but if it is men, may they be cursed before the Lord, because they have driven me out this day to keep me from sharing in the inheritance of the Lord, saying, ‘Go, serve other gods.’
And he prophesied
1 Kings 18:29
As midday passed, they played the part of prophets and raved dramatically until the time for offering the evening sacrifice; but there was no voice, no one answered, and no one paid attention.
1 Kings 22:12
All the prophets were prophesying in the same way [to please Ahab], saying, “Go up to Ramoth-gilead and be successful, for the Lord will hand it over to the king.”
Jeremiah 28:2
“Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, ‘I have broken the yoke of the king of Babylon.
Zechariah 13:2
“In that day,” declares the Lord of hosts, “I will cut off the names of the idols from the land, and they will no longer be remembered. I will also remove the [false] prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.
Acts 16:16
It happened that as we were on our way to the place of prayer, we were met by a slave-girl who had a spirit of divination [that is, a demonic spirit claiming to foretell the future and discover hidden knowledge], and she brought her owners a good profit by fortune-telling.
2 Thessalonians 2:11
Because of this God will send upon them a misleading influence, [an activity of error and deception] so they will believe the lie,
Played
1 Samuel 16:16
Let our lord now command your servants who are here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the harp; and when the evil spirit from God is on you, he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”
General references
1 Samuel 19:9
Then an evil spirit from the Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing the harp with his hand.