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1 Samuel 16:14
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1 Samuel 16:14
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David Wins Saul’s Approval. 14 [a](A)The spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and he was tormented by an evil spirit from the Lord.
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- 16:14–23 These verses explain Saul’s loss of divine favor and David’s rise to power. By approving the young man, Saul identifies David as his legitimate successor. Of the two traditions in the Hebrew text about David’s entry into Saul’s service, the Greek translation retains only the one found in vv. 14–23; 17:1–11, 32–54. An evil spirit from the Lord: Saul’s erratic behavior is attributed to a change in the Lord’s relationship with him. Cf. Jgs 9:23, where the Lord puts an evil spirit between Abimelech and the citizens of Shechem.
1 Samuel 16:14
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1 Samuel 16:14
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David in Saul’s Service
14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(A) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(B) from the Lord tormented him.(C)
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- 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23
1 Samuel 19:9-10
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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9 (A)Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon Saul as he was sitting in his house with spear in hand while David was playing the harp nearby. 10 Saul tried to pin David to the wall with the spear, but David eluded Saul, and the spear struck only the wall, while David got away safely.
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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1 Samuel 19:9-10
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9 But an evil[a] spirit(A) 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,(B) 10 Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear, but David eluded(C) him as Saul drove the spear into the wall. That night David made good his escape.
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- 1 Samuel 19:9 Or But a harmful
1 Samuel 20:33
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1 Samuel 20:33
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33 At this Saul brandished his spear to strike him, and thus Jonathan learned that his father was determined to kill David.(A)
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1 Samuel 20:33
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1 Samuel 20:33
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33 But Saul hurled his spear at him to kill him. Then Jonathan knew that his father intended(A) to kill David.
1 Samuel 22:6
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1 Samuel 22:6
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Doeg Betrays Ahimelech. 6 Now Saul heard that David and his men had been located. At the time he was sitting in Gibeah under a tamarisk tree on the high place, holding his spear, while all his servants stood by him.(A)
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1 Samuel 22:6
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1 Samuel 22:6
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Saul Kills the Priests of Nob
6 Now Saul heard that David and his men had been discovered. And Saul was seated,(A) spear in hand, under the tamarisk(B) tree on the hill at Gibeah, with all his officials standing at his side.
1 Samuel 26:8
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1 Samuel 26:8
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8 Abishai whispered to David: “God has delivered your enemy into your hand today. Let me nail him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I will not need to strike him twice!”(A)
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1 Samuel 26:8
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1 Samuel 26:8
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8 Abishai said to David, “Today God has delivered your enemy into your hands. Now let me pin him to the ground with one thrust of the spear; I won’t strike him twice.”
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