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1 Samuel 16:14-16
Evangelical Heritage Version

David and Saul Meet

14 The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit from the Lord tormented him.

15 So Saul’s servants said to him, “Please listen to us. An evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Our lord, please command your servants who are here with you to seek out a man who is skilled at playing the lyre. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play the lyre,[b] and you will feel better.”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:14 Or harmful. God permitted an evil spirit to afflict Saul as he permitted Satan to attack Job.
  2. 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally play the lyre by hand. By hand may be a technical term for David’s style of playing, that is, he played without a pick or striker. Most translations omit the term by hand.
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