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Verse 1 Samuel 16:23. _THE_ EVIL _SPIRIT FROM GOD_] The word _evil_
is not in the common Hebrew text, but it is in the _Vulgate,
Septuagint,_ _Targum, Syriac_, and _Arabic_, and in _eight_ of
_Kennic...
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III. DAVID, THE KING AFTER GOD'S HEART--HIS EXILE AND SUFFERING
1. David Anointed King and the Departure of the Spirit from Saul
CHAPTER 16
_ 1. David anointed king (1 Samuel 16:1)_
2. The Spirit...
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DAVID, SAUL'S MINSTREL. (J), the ancient narrative, continues 1 Samuel
14:52. The earlier and more authentic of the two accounts of David's
introduction to Saul (_cf._ 1 Samuel 17:55 ff.).
Saul became...
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David's introduction to the Court of Saul
14. _But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul_ Note the contrast
to 1 Samuel 16:13. As David rose, Saul sank.
_an evil spirit from the Lord_ The cause o...
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_And it came to pass_, &c. The verbs in this verse are frequentative,
expressing what happened _repeatedly_.
On the apparent inconsistency between this account of David's
introduction to Saul, and th...
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_Saul Seeks a Musician._ 1 Samuel 16:14-23
14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil sp...
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_AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM GOD WAS UPON SAUL,
THAT DAVID TOOK AN HARP, AND PLAYED WITH HIS HAND: SO SAUL WAS
REFRESHED, AND WAS WELL, AND THE EVIL SPIRIT DEPARTED FROM HIM._
Davi...
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DAVID IS ANOINTED KING OVER ISRAEL
From 1 Samuel 16 on, the interest centres in David rather than in
Saul....
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 16
SAMUEL *ANOINTS DAVID
V1 The *Lord said to Samuel, ‘You should not continue to be sad
about Saul. I do not accept him as the king of *Isra...
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DAVID TOOK AN HARP, AND PLAYED WITH HIS HAND. — “The music,”
beautifully writes F. D. Maurice, “was more than a mere palliative.
It brought back for the time the sense of a true order, a secret,
inwar...
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THE YOUNG HARPER BEFORE THE DEJECTED KING
1 Samuel 16:14
In one sentence we are told of the Spirit of the Lord coming upon
David, 1 Samuel 16:13, and in the next of the departure of the Spirit
from S...
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We now come to the third section of this Book, throughout which David
is the principal figure. It would seem that Samuel had given himself
over to the sadness occasioned by Saul's failure. Jehovah reb...
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And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul,
that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was (g)
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him....
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Departed from him. Chased away by David's devotion. (Challoner) ---
The melody of David's harp, as some of the Fathers remark, represent
that sweet and engaging demeanour, which should distinguish the...
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REFLECTIONS
HERE my soul, in the view of Samuel's commission to anoint David king
of Israel, do thou learn the infinite importance of singling out thy
Almighty David, as thy king and chosen from among...
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(19) Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me
David thy son, which is with the sheep. (20) And Jesse took an ass
laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by...
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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...
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In chapter 16 Samuel is sent of Jehovah to anoint this His chosen one.
All glorying in the flesh and its birthright are here set aside; and
the youngest, despised and forgotten of all, who kept the sh...
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AND IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE [EVIL] SPIRIT FROM GOD WAS UPON
SAUL,.... See 1 Samuel 16:14 though the word evil is not in the text
here; wherefore Abarbinel thinks that this here was the Spirit of God...
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_And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul,
that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was
refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him._
Ve...
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_The evil spirit departed_ Namely, for a season. And the reason of
this success might be partly natural, and partly supernatural,
respecting David; whom God designed by this means to bring into favour...
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1 Samuel sent by God, vnder pretence of a sacrifice, commeth to
Bethlehem.
6 His humane iudgement is reprooued.
11 He anointeth Dauid.
15 Saul sendeth for Dauid to quiet his euill spirit.
1 AND th...
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Samuel's mourning for Saul was deep and real; nevertheless it must not
be too long protracted. The Lord stirs him up now to some positive
action. God has chosen a king from among the sons of Jesse, a...
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14-23 Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord
departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan
will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission,
t...
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To wit, for a season. And the reason of this success may be partly
natural and common; of which see on 1 SAMUEL 16:16; and partly
supernatural and special, respecting David, whom God designed by this...
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1 Samuel 16:23 spirit H7307 God H430 Saul H7586 David H1732 take H3947
(H8804) harp H3658 play H5059 ...
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SAUL'S SERIOUS MEDICAL CONDITION RESULTS IN DAVID BEING INTRODUCED
INTO COURT CIRCLES (1 SAMUEL 16:14).
Sadly for Saul the Spirit of YHWH had departed from him. YHWH had now
rejected him as king, and...
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CONTENTS: Choice of David as king. His annointing and visit to Saul.
CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Samuel, David, Jesse, Saul, Eliab,
Abinadab, Shammah.
CONCLUSION: Whom God appoints, He annoints, a...
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1 Samuel 16:7. _The Lord said to Samuel._ A cloud of proofs
demonstrate, that the Eternal Word did personally accompany the holy
prophets, and talk with them by voice in open vision. What nation had
G...
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_So that Saul was refreshed and was well._
THE MINSTREL PHYSICIAN
Long and varied was to be David’s education for the throne. His
shepherd experience had been one of his schoolmasters. And now
acquai...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 16:14 Saul and David become acquainted
when David begins serving Saul. As the story develops, David will
become Saul’s most successful servant.
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CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES—
1 Samuel 16:20. “AN ASS,” etc. The Hebrew is _an ass of bread.
Reland_ adduces a great number of quotations from Greek writers,
showing that the ancients used a bottle w...
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DAVID ANOINTED AS THE FUTURE KING, AND HIS FIRST INTRODUCTION TO SAUL.
(1 Samuel 16:1)
EXPOSITION
CHOICE OF DAVID AS
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So God said to Samuel, How long are you gonna mourn for Saul, seeing I
have rejected him from being the king, or reigning over Israel? [This
change of attitude, "I've rejected him, now how long are yo...
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1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 18:10; 1 Samuel 18:11;...
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DAVID, THE SWEET PSALMIST OF ISRAEL
1 Samuel 16:11
INTRODUCTORY WORDS
1. David the shepherd lad. When Samuel came to Jesse, all of his sons
were brought before him, excepting David. The eldest, Eli...
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Departed — Namely, for a season. And the reason of this success, may
be, partly natural, and partly, supernatural, respecting David; whom
God designed by this means to bring into favour with the king,...