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1 Samuel 19:9

the evil spirit See on 1 Samuel 16:14.

as he sat, &c. Now he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing with his hand. These words are a parenthesis picturing the circumstances under which Saul attempted to murder David. On Saul's spear see at 1 Samuel 18:10.

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See also 1 Samuel 19:9 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 1 Samuel 19:9. _AND THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD_] His envy and jealousy again returned, producing distraction of mind, which was exacerbated by diabolic influence. See on 1 Samuel 16:14....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    4. SAUL'S RENEWED ATTEMPT AND DAVID'S ESCAPE CHAPTER 19 _ 1. Saul and Jonathan (1 Samuel 19:1)_ 2. Saul's new attempt to kill David (1 Samuel 19:8) 3. David's escape (1 Samuel 19:11)...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    1 SAMUEL 19:1 (E). Saul bids Jonathan and his followers slay David, but Jonathan brings about a reconciliation. 1 SAMUEL 19:8 (E). It is uncertain whether 1 Samuel 19:11 is the sequel of...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    EVIL. See note on 1 Samuel 16:16. SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach.App-9._...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    _David Driven Out a Second Time._ 1 Samuel 19:8-17 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...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    _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._ No JFB commentary on these verses....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    SAUL'S HATRED OF DAVID. DAVID ESCAPES TO SAMUEL 2. Until the morning] RV 'in the morning.'...

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    ISRAEL’S FIRST KING 1 SAMUEL _HELEN POCOCK_ CHAPTER 19 SAUL TRIES TO KILL DAVID V1 Saul told his son Jonathan and all his servants to kill David. Jonathan liked David very much. V2 So he warned...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    AND THE EVIL SPIRIT... WAS UPON SAUL. — Again the terrible malady was upon the king — not unlikely brought on by the wild storm of jealous fury which Saul allowed to sweep unchecked across his soul. O...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    וַ תְּהִי֩ ר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ רָעָה֙ אֶל ־שָׁא֔

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER XXVI. _ SAUL'S FURTHER EFFORTS AGAINST DAVID._ 1 Samuel 19:1. ANEW Stage of his wicked passion is now reached by Saul; he communes with his servants, and even with his son, with a view to th...

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    NOBLE INTERCESSION; IMPLACABLE HATE 1 Samuel 19:1 Not content with exchanging his dress and weapons with his friend, Jonathan pleaded David's cause at court. He had the royal ear and spoke as David's...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Saul's enmity toward David grew, while the friendship between Jonathan and David increased. Saul did all in his power to set both Jonathan and the people against David. He even went so far as to charg...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    And the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his javelin in his hand: and David (d) played with [his] hand. (d) He played on his harp to appease the rage of the evil s...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Saul. His jealousy was again enkindled by the success of David. (Calmet) --- Hand, on music, to assuage the paroxysms of the king's fury. (Haydock)_...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18 AND 19. But when Christ makes Himself known, the remnant (which Jonathan represented) loves Him as his own soul, and this beloved one becomes the object of...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD WAS UPON SAUL,.... His melancholy and frantic disorder returned upon those victories of David, and he grew envious, jealous, spiteful, and malicious: AS HE SAT IN HI...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 9. _With his javelin in his hand._] This he would not be w...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Saul sware, As the Lord liveth_ And, without all doubt, he intended what he said, feeling a real change in himself for the present. “God,” says Mr. Henry, “inclined the heart of Saul to hearken to th...

  • KJV Original Language Details

    1 Ionathan discloseth his fathers purpose to kill Dauid. 4 Hee perswadeth his father to reconciliation. 8 By reason of Dauids good successe in a new warre, Sauls malicious rage breaketh out against...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul; a judgment of the covenant God upon the reprobate king, AS HE SAT IN HIS HOUSE WITH HIS JAVELIN IN HIS HAND; AND DAVID PLAYED WITH HIS HAND, for he had...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    Michal Saves David's Life....

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    When Saul told Jonathan and all his servants to put David to death, no sensible servant would have approved of this. Jonathan however, positively loved David and warned him of Saul's intentions. Still...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    1-10 How forcible are right words! Saul was, for a time, convinced of the unreasonableness of his enmity to David; but he continued his malice against David. So incurable is the hatred of the seed of...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    David's successes against the Philistines, which should have cheered his heart, made him sad, and the devil watched the opportunity to improve his melancholy, as before he bad done....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    1 Samuel 19:9 distressing H7451 spirit H7307 LORD H3068 Saul H7586 sat H3427 (H8802) house H1004 spear H2595

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    SAUL MAKES FURTHER ATTEMPTS ON DAVID'S LIFE (1 SAMUEL 19:8). David's great success in the wars with the Philistines continued so that Israel continued to enjoy their freedom from oppression. And when...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Saul's murderous hate pursues David. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, David, Saul, Jonathan, Michal, Samuel. CONCLUSION: God always raises up a friend for us in time of need. Envy allowed its...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    1 Samuel 19:11. _Saul sent messengers to slay him._ The Vulgate, _lictors,_ executioners. They could not approach the bed of a princess till the morning. 1 Samuel 19:13. _Michal took an image,_ a stat...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:1 Saul moves from trying to use the Philistines to kill David to actually ordering him killed. Jonathan brings about a reconciliation between Saul and David, but David fin...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 19:9 HARMFUL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD. See note on 16:14. ⇐

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 19:9. “THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM THE LORD (JEHOVAH).” “While this evil spirit is in 1 Samuel 16:15 and 1 Samuel 18:10 referred to _Elohim_, the Deity in general Jeho...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    SUCCESSIVE ATTEMPTS UPON DAVID'S LIFE FRUSTRATED BY THE LOVE OF JONATHAN AND MICHAL, AND FINALLY BY FLIGHT (1 Samuel 19:1

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 18:11...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The evil spirit — David's successes against the Philistines revived his envy, and the devil watched the opportunity, as he had done before....

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