1 Samuel 16:14-23
Lexham English Bible
Saul in Torment
14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul and an evil spirit from Yahweh tormented him. 15 So the servants of Saul said to him, “Look please, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Please, let our lord command your servants who are before you! Let them seek a man skilled in playing on the lyre. When[a] the evil spirit from God is upon you, he can play on it[b] and you will feel better.”[c] 17 So Saul said to his servants, “Please select a man who plays a stringed instrument well[d] and bring him to me.”
18 One of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing a stringed instrument, a brave man, a warrior, prudent in speech, and handsome.[e] And Yahweh is with him.” 19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son who is with the sheep.” 20 And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a skin of wine and one young goat[f] and sent them to Saul by the hand of David his son. 21 So David came to Saul and entered his service.[g] He[h] loved him greatly and he became Saul’s armor bearer.[i] 22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, because he has found favor in my sight.”[j] 23 So whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the stringed instrument and play it with his hand. Then it would bring relief[k] for Saul; he would feel better[l] and the evil spirit would depart from him.
Read full chapterNotas al pie
- 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally “And it will happen that”
- 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally “with his hand”
- 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally “and it will be good for you”
- 1 Samuel 16:17 Literally “doing well to play a stringed instrument”
- 1 Samuel 16:18 Literally “a hero of ability, a man of war, discerning of word, and a man of appearance”
- 1 Samuel 16:20 Literally “kid of a goat”
- 1 Samuel 16:21 Literally “stood before him”
- 1 Samuel 16:21 That is, Saul
- 1 Samuel 16:21 Literally “he became for him a carrier of weapons”
- 1 Samuel 16:22 Literally “in my eyes”
- 1 Samuel 16:23 Literally “it would be relieved”
- 1 Samuel 16:23 Literally “it would be good for him”
1 Samuel 16:14-23
Christian Standard Bible
David in Saul’s Court
14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul,(A) and an evil spirit sent from the Lord began to torment him, 15 so Saul’s servants said to him, “You see that an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord command your servants here in your presence to look for someone who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the evil spirit from God comes on you, that person can play the lyre, and you will feel better.”(B)
17 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me.”
18 One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man,(C) a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the Lord is with him.”(D)
19 Then Saul dispatched messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.” 20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a wineskin, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.(E) 21 When David came to Saul(F) and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer. 22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse: “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor with me.” 23 Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul,(G) David would pick up his lyre and play, and Saul would then be relieved, feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
Read full chapter2012 by Logos Bible Software. Lexham is a registered trademark of Logos Bible Software
The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.