1 Samuel 19:8-10
21st Century King James Version
8 And there was war again. And David went out and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter, and they fled from him.
9 And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand. And David played music with his hand.
10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the javelin; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the javelin into the wall. And David fled and escaped that night.
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1 Samuel 19:8-10
American Standard Version
8 And there was war again: and David went out, and fought with the Philistines, and slew them with a great slaughter; and they fled before him. 9 And [a]an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing with his hand. 10 And Saul sought to smite David even to the wall with the spear; but he slipped away out of Saul’s presence, and he smote the spear into the wall: and David fled, and escaped that night.
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- 1 Samuel 19:9 Or, the spirit of Jehovah was evil toward Saul
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