15 But now (A)bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, (B)the hand of the Lord came upon him.

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15 But now bring me a harpist.”(A)

While the harpist was playing, the hand(B) of the Lord came on Elisha

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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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23 Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit(A) would leave him.

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the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel (A)the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by (B)the Chebar canal, and (C)the hand of the Lord was upon him there.

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the word of the Lord came to Ezekiel(A) the priest, the son of Buzi, by the Kebar River in the land of the Babylonians.[a] There the hand of the Lord was on him.(B)

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  1. Ezekiel 1:3 Or Chaldeans

18 And (A)do not get drunk with wine, for that is (B)debauchery, but (C)be filled with the Spirit, 19 addressing one another in (D)psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart,

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18 Do not get drunk on wine,(A) which leads to debauchery. Instead, be filled with the Spirit,(B) 19 speaking to one another with psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit.(C) Sing and make music from your heart to the Lord,

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After that you shall come to (A)Gibeath-elohim,[a] (B)where there is a garrison of the Philistines. And there, as soon as you come to the city, you will meet a group of prophets coming down (C)from the high place with harp, tambourine, flute, and lyre before them, prophesying.

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  1. 1 Samuel 10:5 Gibeath-elohim means the hill of God

“After that you will go to Gibeah(A) of God, where there is a Philistine outpost.(B) As you approach the town, you will meet a procession of prophets(C) coming down from the high place(D) with lyres, timbrels,(E) pipes(F) and harps(G) being played before them, and they will be prophesying.(H)

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46 (A)And the hand of the Lord was on Elijah, (B)and he gathered up his garment and ran before Ahab to the entrance of (C)Jezreel.

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46 The power(A) of the Lord came on Elijah and, tucking his cloak into his belt,(B) he ran ahead of Ahab all the way to Jezreel.

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21 And (A)the hand of the Lord was with them, and a great number who believed (B)turned to the Lord.

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21 The Lord’s hand was with them,(A) and a great number of people believed and turned to the Lord.(B)

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Abominations in the Temple

(A)In the sixth year, in the sixth month, on the fifth day of the month, (B)as I sat in my house, with (C)the elders of Judah sitting before me, (D)the hand of the Lord God fell upon me there.

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Idolatry in the Temple

In the sixth year, in the sixth month on the fifth day, while I was sitting in my house and the elders(A) of Judah were sitting before(B) me, the hand of the Sovereign Lord came on me there.(C)

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22 (A)And the hand of the Lord was upon me there. And he said to me, “Arise, go out into (B)the valley,[a] and (C)there I will speak with you.”

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  1. Ezekiel 3:22 Or plain; also verse 23

22 The hand of the Lord(A) was on me there, and he said to me, “Get up and go(B) out to the plain,(C) and there I will speak to you.”

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14 (A)The Spirit lifted me up and took me away, and I went in bitterness in the heat of my spirit, the (B)hand of the Lord being strong upon me.

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14 The Spirit(A) then lifted me up(B) and took me away, and I went in bitterness and in the anger of my spirit, with the strong hand of the Lord(C) on me.

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David Organizes the Musicians

25 David and the chiefs of the service also set apart for the service the sons of (A)Asaph, and of (B)Heman, and of (C)Jeduthun, who (D)prophesied with lyres, with (E)harps, and with cymbals. The list of those who did the work and of their duties was: Of the sons of Asaph: Zaccur, Joseph, Nethaniah, and Asharelah, sons of Asaph, under the direction of Asaph, who (F)prophesied under the direction of the king. Of Jeduthun, the sons of Jeduthun: Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah, and Mattithiah, six, under the direction of their father Jeduthun, (G)who prophesied with the lyre in thanksgiving and praise to the Lord.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript, Septuagint; most Hebrew manuscripts lack Shimei

The Musicians

25 David, together with the commanders of the army, set apart some of the sons of Asaph,(A) Heman(B) and Jeduthun(C) for the ministry of prophesying,(D) accompanied by harps, lyres and cymbals.(E) Here is the list of the men(F) who performed this service:(G)

From the sons of Asaph:

Zakkur, Joseph, Nethaniah and Asarelah. The sons of Asaph were under the supervision of Asaph, who prophesied under the king’s supervision.

As for Jeduthun, from his sons:(H)

Gedaliah, Zeri, Jeshaiah, Shimei,[a] Hashabiah and Mattithiah, six in all, under the supervision of their father Jeduthun, who prophesied, using the harp(I) in thanking and praising the Lord.

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  1. 1 Chronicles 25:3 One Hebrew manuscript and some Septuagint manuscripts (see also verse 17); most Hebrew manuscripts do not have Shimei.

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.

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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. 1 Samuel 18:10 Or a harmful