1 Samuel 16:23
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23 And (A)whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre (B)and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.
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1 Samuel 18:10-11
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10 The next day (A)a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and (B)he raved within his house while David was (C)playing the lyre, as he did day by day. (D)Saul had his spear in his hand. 11 And Saul (E)hurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David evaded him twice.
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1 Samuel 16:14-16
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David in Saul's Service
14 (A)Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, (B)and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15 And Saul's servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord now command your servants (C)who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will (D)play it, and you will be well.”
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Luke 11:24-26
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Return of an Unclean Spirit
24 (A)“When the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through (B)waterless places seeking rest, and finding none it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ 25 And when it comes, it finds the house swept and put in order. 26 Then it goes and brings seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there. And (C)the last state of that person is worse than the first.”
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Matthew 12:43-45
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Return of an Unclean Spirit
43 “When (A)the unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it passes through (B)waterless places seeking rest, but finds none. 44 Then it says, ‘I will return to my house from which I came.’ And when it comes, it finds the house empty, swept, and put in order. 45 Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they enter and dwell there, and (C)the last state of that person is worse than the first. So also will it be with this (D)evil generation.”
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