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.
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Gill's Exposition
And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul,.... His melancholy and frantic disorder returned upon those victories of David, and he grew envious, jealous, spiteful, and malicious:
as he sat in…
Adam Clarke
And the evil spirit from the Lord - His envy and jealousy again returned, producing distraction of mind, which was exacerbated by diabolic influence. See on Sa1 16:14 (note).
Here I. David continues his good services to his king and country. Though Saul had requited him evil for good, and even his usefulness was the very thing for which Saul envied him, yet he did not…
Cambridge Bible
the evil spirit See on 1Sa 16:14.
as he sat, &c. Now he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, and David was playing with his hand. These words are a parenthesis picturing the…