And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
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Gill's Exposition
And Saul's servants said unto him,.... His courtiers, who observing him to act in a frantic manner, to be dull and melancholy, timorous, and irresolute, unsteady, divided, and distressed; or his…
Barnes' Notes
The “evil” or “melancholy” spirit here spoken of was “the Spirit of God,” or “of Jehovah,” as being God’s messenger and minister, sent by Him to execute His righteous purpose upon Saul (see 1Ki…
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…