1 Samuel 18:10

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

1 Samuel 16:14

1 Samuel 19:9

1 Samuel 26:19

And he prophesied

Played

1 Samuel 16:16

General references

1 Samuel 19:9

Bible References

The evil spirit

Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.

So let my lord the king now listen to the words of his servant. If the Lord has incited you against me, may he take delight in an offering. But if men have instigated this, may they be cursed before the Lord! For they have driven me away this day from being united with the Lord's inheritance, saying, 'Go on, serve other gods!'

And he prophesied

Throughout the afternoon they were in an ecstatic frenzy, but there was no sound, no answer, and no response.

All the prophets were prophesying the same, saying, "Attack Ramoth Gilead! You will succeed; the Lord will hand it over to the king."

"The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, 'I will break the yoke of servitude to the king of Babylon.

And also on that day," says the Lord who rules over all, "I will remove the names of the idols from the land and they will never again be remembered. Moreover, I will remove the prophets and the unclean spirit from the land.

Now as we were going to the place of prayer, a slave girl met us who had a spirit that enabled her to foretell the future by supernatural means. She brought her owners a great profit by fortune-telling.

Consequently God sends on them a deluding influence so that they will believe what is false.

Played

Let our lord instruct his servants who are here before you to look for a man who knows how to play the lyre. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he can play the lyre and you will feel better."

General references

Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre.