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1 Samuel 19:9

King James Version (KJV)

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1 Samuel 19:9

Verse 9 of 24

Scripture focus

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 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on 1 Samuel 19:9

Theological / Devotional

The evil spirit. See on ch. 16:14, 15. The devil had known ever since the time of David’s anointing that he was being trained for kingship. Hence the evil one might be expected to attempt to thwart God’s plan. He could have conceived no more effective means of doing so than by convincing Saul that David sought to usurp the kingdom.

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