1 Samuel 16:14
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David Plays the Lyre for Saul
14 Now the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.(A)
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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 holy spirit from me.(A)
1 Samuel 18:12
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12 Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.(A)
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1 Samuel 28:15
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15 Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” Saul answered, “I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams, so I have summoned you to tell me what I should do.”(A)
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1 Samuel 18:10
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Saul Tries to Kill David
10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house, while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand,(A)
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Judges 16:20
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20 Then she said, “The Philistines are upon you, Samson!” When he awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will go out as at other times and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the Lord had left him.(A)
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Judges 9:23
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23 But God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem, and the lords of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech.(A)
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Acts 19:15-16
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15 But the evil spirit said to them in reply, “Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?” 16 Then the man with the evil spirit leaped on them, mastered them all, and so overpowered them that they fled out of the house naked and wounded.
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Hosea 9:12
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12 Even if they bring up children,
I will bereave them until no one is left.
Woe to them indeed
when I depart from them!(A)
1 Kings 22:22
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22 ‘How?’ the Lord asked him. He replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then the Lord[a] said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do it.’(A)
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1 Samuel 11:6
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6 And the spirit of God came upon Saul in power when he heard these words, and his anger was greatly kindled.(A)
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing music.(A) 10 Saul sought to pin David to the wall with the spear, but he eluded Saul, so that he struck the spear into the wall. David fled and escaped that night.(B)
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Judges 16:29
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29 And Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and he leaned his weight against them, his right hand on the one and his left hand on the other.
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