1 Samuel 16:23
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.
KJV
Igitur quandocumque spiritus Domini malus arripiebat Saul, David tollebat citharam, et percutiebat manu sua, et refocillabatur Saul, et levius habebat : recedebat enim ab eo spiritus malus.
Vulgate
καὶ ἐγενήθη ἐν τῷ εἶναι πνεῦμα πονηρὸν ἐπὶ Σαοὺλ καὶ ἐλάμβανεν Δαυεὶδ τὴν κινύραν καὶ ἔψαλλεν ἐν τῇ χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἀνέψυχεν Σαοὺλ καὶ ἀγαθὸν αὐτῷ, καὶ ἀφίστατο ἀπ’ αὐτοῦ τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ πονηρόν.
LXX
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
ASV
וְ/הָיָ֗ה בִּֽ/הְי֤וֹת רֽוּחַ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל שָׁא֔וּל וְ/לָקַ֥ח דָּוִ֛ד אֶת הַ/כִּנּ֖וֹר וְ/נִגֵּ֣ן בְּ/יָד֑/וֹ וְ/רָוַ֤ח לְ/שָׁאוּל֙ וְ/ט֣וֹב ל֔/וֹ וְ/סָ֥רָה מֵ/עָלָ֖י/ו ר֥וּחַ הָ/רָעָֽה
Hebrew
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16 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.
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3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Sam 16:1 — And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: fo
- 1Sam 16:14 — But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
- 1Sam 18:10 — 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
- 2Kgs 3:15 — But now bring me a minstrel. And it came to pass, when the minstrel played, that the hand of the LORD came upon him.