1 Samuel 18:10 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand.”

1 Samuel 18:10 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 18:10 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 18:10 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“On the next day, an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;”

1 Samuel 18:10 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 18:10 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;”

1 Samuel 18:10 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 18:10 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness <FI>from<Fi> God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin <FI>is<Fi> in the hand of Saul,”

1 Samuel 18:10 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 18:10 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.”

1 Samuel 18:10 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 18:10 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And on the morowe, the euill spirite of God came vpon Saul, and he prophecied in the middes of the house: and Dauid played with his hand like as at other times, and there was a speare in Sauls hand.”

1 Samuel 18:10 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 18:10 in Context — 1 Samuel 18

8 E irou-se Saul em grande maneira, e desagradou esta palavra em seus olhos, e disse: A Davi deram dez milhares, e a mim milhares; não lhe falta mais que o reino.

9 E desde aquele dia Saul olhou com desconfiança a Davi.

10 Outro dia aconteceu que o espírito mau da parte de Deus tomou a Saul, e mostrava-se em sua casa com trejeitos de profeta: e Davi tocava com sua mão como os outros dias; e estava uma lança à mão de Saul.

11 E lançou Saul a lança, dizendo: Encravarei a Davi na parede. E duas vezes se afastou dele Davi.

12 Mas Saul se temia de Davi porquanto o SENHOR era com ele, e havia se afastado de Saul.

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