1 Samuel 16:15

Contextual Overview

¹⁴Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit sent from the Lord began to torment him, ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Sha'ul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. ¹⁴ But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul and an evil spirit from Yahweh tormented him. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. ¹⁴ But the Lord 's Spirit had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. ¹⁴Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented and terrified him. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the LORD left Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him. ¹⁴ But the Spirite of the Lorde departed from Saul, and an euill spirite sent of the Lorde vexed him.

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Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 16:1 - seeing 1 Samuel 18:10 - the evil spirit

Cross-References

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands."

Genesis 16:9
And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

Genesis 16:9
Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit yourself under her authority."

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Go home to your mistress and obey her."

Genesis 16:9
Then the Lord 's angel said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her authority.

Genesis 16:9
The Angel of the LORD said to her, "Go back to your mistress, and submit humbly to her authority."

Genesis 16:9
So the angel of the LORD said to her, "Return to your mistress, and submit to her authority."

Genesis 16:9
Then the Angel of the Lorde saide to her, Returne to thy dame, and humble thy selfe vnder her hands.

Genesis 16:9
Then the angel of Yahweh said to her, "Return to your mistress and humble yourself under her hands."

Genesis 16:9
The angel said, "Go back to Sarai and be her slave.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Saul's servants said unto him,.... His courtiers, who observing him to act in a frantic manner, to be dull and melancholy, timorous, and irresolute, unsteady, divided, and distressed; or his physicians, who were called in to assist him, and remove his disorder from him:

behold, now an evil spirit from God troubleth thee: the disorder was not from any natural cause, or any bodily disease, and therefore out of the reach of physicians to do any service, but was from an evil spirit suffered of God to harass and disturb him.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The “evil” or “melancholy” spirit here spoken of was “the Spirit of God,” or “of Jehovah,” as being God’s messenger and minister, sent by Him to execute His righteous purpose upon Saul (see 1 Kings 22:19-22 note).