But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
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Gill's Exposition
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul,.... As a spirit of prophecy as at first, as a spirit of wisdom and prudence in civil government, and as a spirit of fortitude and courage, as the Targum:…
Adam Clarke
The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul - He was thrown into such a state of mind by the judgments of God, as to be deprived of any regal qualities which he before possessed. God seems to have taken…
We have here Saul falling and David rising.
I. Here is Saul made a terror to himself (Sa1 16:14): The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. He having forsaken God and his duty, God, in a way of…
David's introduction to the Court of Saul
14. But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul Note the contrast to 1Sa 16:16. As David rose, Saul sank.
an evil spirit from the Lord The cause of Saul's…
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