1 Samuel 18:10

La Biblia Reina-Valera Gomez

Otro día aconteció que el espíritu malo de parte de Dios tomó a Saúl, y profetizaba en medio de su casa. Y David tocaba con su mano como los otros días; y tenía Saúl una lanza en su mano.

Parallel Translations

La Biblia de las Americas
Y aconteció al día siguiente que un espíritu malo de parte de Dios se apoderó de Saúl, y éste deliraba en medio de la casa, mientras David tocaba el arpa con su mano como de costumbre. Saúl tenía la lanza en la mano,

La Biblia Reina-Valera
Samuel 18:10"> 10 Otro d�a aconteci� que el esp�ritu malo de parte de Dios tom� � Sa�l, y mostr�base en su casa con trasportes de profeta: y David ta��a con su mano como los otros d�as; y estaba una lanza � mano de Sa�l.

Sagradas Escrituras (1569)
Otro d�a aconteci� que el esp�ritu malo de parte de Dios tom� a Sa�l, y profetizaba dentro de su casa; y David ta��a con su mano como los otros d�as, y estaba una lanza a mano de Sa�l.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the evil spirit: 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:15, 1 Samuel 19:9, 1 Samuel 26:19

and he prophesied: Wyyithnabbai, rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the verb is in Hithpael, the signification of which conjugation is not only reflex action, but also affectation of the action: Jeremiah 29:26, Jeremiah 29:27. The meaning seems to be, that Saul, influenced by the evil spirit, feigned to be prophesying, the better to conceal his murderous intentions, and to render David unsuspicious. 1 Samuel 19:24, 1 Kings 18:29, 1 Kings 22:12, 1 Kings 22:20-23, Jeremiah 28:2-4, Jeremiah 28:11, Zechariah 13:2-5, Acts 16:16, 2 Thessalonians 2:11

played: 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:23

and there was: Wehachanith beyad Shaool, rather, "and the javelin was in the hand of Saul;" for the javelin or spear was the emblem of regal authority; and kings had it always in their hand, as may be seen represented on ancient monuments. In ancient times, says Justin, kings used a spear instead of a sceptre.

Reciprocal: Numbers 25:7 - a javelin Numbers 35:20 - by laying Judges 9:23 - God 1 Samuel 19:7 - in times past 1 Samuel 22:6 - spear 2 Kings 3:15 - bring me

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it came to pass on the morrow,.... After the women had met him with their music and dancing, and when returned home:

that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul; thinking on the above things that had passed, he became melancholy:

and he prophesied in the midst of the house; either really, delivering out divine songs, as the prophets did; according to Abarbinel, he foretold that David would be king, and the kingdom would be taken from him, and given to him; or he feigned himself a prophet, mimicking their motions and gestures; or, as the Targum, acted like a mad man, or a fool, uttering foolish words, and using ridiculous gestures, which seems most agreeable to the evil spirit in him:

and David played with his hand as at other times; upon his harp, to remove the evil spirit, or melancholy disposition from Saul; for though he was now advanced at court, and an officer in the army, and high in the affections and applause of the people: yet he did not think it below him to act as a musician, to do service to his prince; of such an humble, kind, and ingenuous disposition was he:

and [there was] a javelin in Saul's hand; a kind of spear, or half pike, which he had taken into his hand on purpose to kill David while playing; for persons in such circumstances as his, as they are very mischievous, so very subtle at contriving.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He prophesied - This, as the effect of the evil spirit coming upon him, is singular as regards Saul, but is borne out by what we read in 1 Kings 22:22. (Compare Acts 16:16-18; Acts 19:15; 1 John 4:1-3). It is impossible to give the sense of “raving” to the word “prophesied,” as though a merely natural state of frenzy were intended. The “prophesying” here was as directly the effect of the coming of the evil spirit upon Saul, as the “prophesying” in 1 Samuel 10:10 was the effect of the Spirit of God coming upon him. At the same time it is quite true that “madness” and “prophesyings” were considered as near akin (see Jeremiah 29:26; 2 Kings 9:11).

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Samuel 18:10. The evil spirit from God — See on 1 Samuel 16:14, c.

He prophesied in the midst of the house — He was beside himself made prayers, supplications, and incoherent imprecations: "God preserve my life," "Destroy my enemies," or such like prayers, might frequently escape from him in his agitated state. The Arabic intimates that he was actually possessed by an evil spirit, and that through it he uttered a sort of demoniacal predictions.

But let us examine the original more closely: it is said that Saul prophesied in the midst of his house, that is, he prayed in his family, while David was playing on the harp; and then suddenly threw his javelin, intending to have killed David. Let it be observed that the word ויתנבא vaiyithnabbe is the third person singular of the future hithpael; the sign of which is not only to do an action on or for one's self, but also to feign or pretend to do it. The meaning seems to be, SAUL pretended to be praying in his family, the better to conceal his murderous intentions, and render David unsuspicious; who was, probably, at this time performing the musical part of the family worship. This view of the subject makes the whole case natural and plain.