1 Samuel 16:15

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ But the Spirite of the Lorde departed from Saul, and an euill spirite sent of the Lorde vexed him. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Sha'ul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. ¹⁴ The Lord 's Spirit left Saul. Then the Lord sent an evil spirit to Saul that caused him much trouble. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful 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 Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him. ¹⁴ Now the spirit of the Lord had gone from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was troubling him. ¹⁴ The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was terrifying him. ¹⁴ Now the Spirit of Adonai had left Sha'ul; instead, an evil spirit from Adonai would suddenly come over him. ¹⁴ Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.

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

Cross-References

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
And the angel of the LORD said to her, Return to your mistress, and submit yourself under her hands.

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

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

Genesis 16:9
The angel of the Lord said to her, "Return to your mistress and submit to her."

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

Genesis 16:9
And the angel said to her, Go back, and put yourself under her authority.

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

Genesis 16:9
The angel of Adonai said to her, "Go back to your mistress, and submit to her authority."

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

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).