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1 Samuel 16:13-15
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:13-15
English Standard Version
13 Then Samuel took (A)the horn of oil (B)and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. (C)And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
David in Saul's Service
14 (D)Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, (E)and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15 And Saul's servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.
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1 Samuel 16:13-15
New International Version
1 Samuel 16:13-15
New International Version
13 So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed(A) him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the Lord(B) came powerfully upon David.(C) Samuel then went to Ramah.
David in Saul’s Service
14 Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed(D) from Saul, and an evil[a] spirit(E) from the Lord tormented him.(F)
15 Saul’s attendants said to him, “See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 16:14 Or and a harmful; similarly in verses 15, 16 and 23
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