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 ¹¹ and he hurled it, saying to himself,^(E) “I’ll pin David to the wall.” But David eluded^(F) him twice.^(G)

⁶ Saul listened to Jonathan and took this oath: “As surely as the Lord lives, David will not be put to death.”

⁷ So Jonathan called David and told him the whole conversation. He brought him to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.^(A)

⁸ Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.

⁹ But an evil^[a] spirit^(B) 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,^{(C) 10} Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded^(D) him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.