1 Samuel 19:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 with his hand.”
1 Samuel 19:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 19:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 19:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“An evil spirit from Yahweh was on Saul as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David was playing music with his hand.”
1 Samuel 19:9 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 19:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And 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.”
1 Samuel 19:9 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 19:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a spirit of sadness <FI>from<Fi> Jehovah is unto Saul, and he is sitting in his house, and his javelin in his hand, and David is playing with the hand,”
1 Samuel 19:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 19:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And an evil spirit from Jehovah was upon Saul. And he sat in his house with his spear in his hand; and David played with his hand.”
1 Samuel 19:9 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 19:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the euill spirit of the Lord was vpon Saul, as hee sate in his house hauing his speare in his hand, and Dauid played with his hand.”
1 Samuel 19:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 19:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 19
7 And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to Saul, and he was in his presence, as in times past.
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 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.
11 Saul also sent messengers unto David’s house, to watch him, and to slay him in the morning: and Michal David’s wife told him, saying, If thou save not thy life to night, to morrow thou shalt be slain.
What Does 1 Samuel 19:9 Mean?
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