1 Samuel 16:14

David Appears before Saul

16:14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit ¹  from the Lord tormented him.

1 Samuel 18:10

18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre ²  that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,

1 Samuel 19:9

19:9 Then an evil spirit from the Lord came upon ³  Saul. He was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, while David was playing the lyre. ⁴ 

[16:14]  ¹ tn Or “an injurious spirit”; cf. NLT “a tormenting spirit.” The phrase need not refer to an evil, demonic spirit. The Hebrew word translated “evil” may refer to the character of the spirit or to its effect upon Saul. If the latter, another translation option might be “a mischief-making spirit.”

[18:10]  ² tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

[19:9]  ³ tn Heb “[was] to.”

[19:9]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”