1 Samuel 18:10 — The following day an evil spirit from God came on Saul with power, and he was r… — FBV | maBible
Read 1 Samuel 18:10 (Free Bible Version) on maBible, the Bible online. Other reference formats: 1 Samuel 18.10, 1 Samuel 18v10, 1S. 18:10. The following day an evil spirit from God came on Saul with power, and he was ranting inside the house while David played the harp as he regularly did. Saul hap…
Other reference formats: 1 Samuel 18.10, 1 Samuel 18v10, 1S. 18:10.
10 The following day an evil spirit from God came on Saul with power, and he was ranting inside the house while David played the harp as he regularly did. Saul happened to be holding a spear,
Notes and references
“Ranting”: the word is normally translated “prophesying,” (see for example 10:10 when it is applied to Saul), but the main function of a true prophet of God was to deliver messages from God. That the source was “an evil spirit” does not fit such a picture, even if the evil spirit “came from God.”