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1 Samuel 16:14
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1 Samuel 16:14
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A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul
14 (A)But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and (B)a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.
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1 Samuel 16:14
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1 Samuel 16:14
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David in Saul’s Service
14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(A) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(B) from the Lord tormented him.(C)
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- 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23
Psalm 51:11
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Psalm 51:11
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11 Do not cast me away from Your presence,
And do not take Your (A)Holy Spirit from me.
Psalm 51:11
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Psalm 51:11
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1 Samuel 18:12
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1 Samuel 18:12
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12 Now Saul was (A)afraid of David, because (B)the Lord was with him, but had (C)departed from Saul.
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1 Samuel 18:12
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1 Samuel 18:12
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12 Saul was afraid(A) of David, because the Lord(B) was with(C) David but had departed from(D) Saul.
1 Samuel 28:15
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1 Samuel 28:15
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15 Now Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you (A)disturbed me by bringing me up?”
And Saul answered, “I am deeply distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and (B)God has departed from me and (C)does not answer me anymore, neither by prophets nor by dreams. Therefore I have called you, that you may reveal to me what I should do.”
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1 Samuel 28:15
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1 Samuel 28:15
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15 Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?”
“I am in great distress,” Saul said. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has departed(A) from me. He no longer answers(B) me, either by prophets or by dreams.(C) So I have called on you to tell me what to do.”
1 Samuel 18:10
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1 Samuel 18:10
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10 And it happened on the next day that (A)the distressing spirit from God came upon Saul, (B)and he prophesied inside the house. So David (C)played music with his hand, as at other times; (D)but there was a spear in Saul’s hand.
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1 Samuel 18:10
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1 Samuel 18:10
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10 The next day an evil[a] spirit(A) from God came forcefully on Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the lyre,(B) as he usually(C) did. Saul had a spear(D) in his hand
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- 1 Samuel 18:10 Or a harmful
Judges 16:20
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Judges 16:20
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20 And she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” So he awoke from his sleep, and said, “I will go out as before, at other times, and shake myself free!” But he did not know that the Lord (A)had departed from him.
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Judges 16:20
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Judges 16:20
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20 Then she called, “Samson, the Philistines are upon you!”(A)
He awoke from his sleep and thought, “I’ll go out as before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(B)
Judges 9:23
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Judges 9:23
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23 (A)God sent a (B)spirit of ill will between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem (C)dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
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Judges 9:23
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Judges 9:23
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23 God stirred up animosity(A) between Abimelek and the citizens of Shechem so that they acted treacherously against Abimelek.
Acts 19:15-16
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Acts 19:15-16
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15 And the evil spirit answered and said, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know; but who are you?”
16 Then the man in whom the evil spirit was leaped on them, [a]overpowered them, and prevailed against [b]them, so that they fled out of that house naked and wounded.
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- Acts 19:16 M and they overpowered them
- Acts 19:16 NU both of them
Acts 19:15-16
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Acts 19:15-16
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15 One day the evil spirit answered them, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know about, but who are you?” 16 Then the man who had the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. He gave them such a beating that they ran out of the house naked and bleeding.
Hosea 9:12
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Hosea 9:12
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12 Though they bring up their children,
Yet I will bereave them to the last man.
Yes, (A)woe to them when I depart from them!
Hosea 9:12
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Hosea 9:12
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1 Kings 22:22
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1 Kings 22:22
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22 The Lord said to him, ‘In what way?’ So he said, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And the Lord said, (A)‘You shall persuade him, and also prevail. Go out and do so.’
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1 Kings 22:22
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1 Kings 22:22
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22 “‘By what means?’ the Lord asked.
“‘I will go out and be a deceiving(A) spirit in the mouths of all his prophets,’ he said.
“‘You will succeed in enticing him,’ said the Lord. ‘Go and do it.’
1 Samuel 11:6
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1 Samuel 11:6
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6 (A)Then the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard this news, and his anger was greatly aroused.
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1 Samuel 11:6
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1 Samuel 11:6
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6 When Saul heard their words, the Spirit(A) of God came powerfully upon him, and he burned with anger.
1 Samuel 19:9-10
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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9 Now (A)the distressing spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing music with his hand. 10 Then Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he slipped away from Saul’s presence; and he drove the spear into the wall. So David fled and escaped that night.
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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9 But an evil[a] spirit(A) from the Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the lyre,(B) 10 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded(C) him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.
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- 1 Samuel 19:9 Or But a harmful
Judges 16:29
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Judges 16:29
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29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars which supported the temple, and he braced himself against them, one on his right and the other on his left.
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Judges 16:29
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Judges 16:29
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29 Then Samson reached toward the two central pillars on which the temple stood. Bracing himself against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other,
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