^23 (A)Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the lords of Shechem; and the lords of Shechem ^(B)dealt treacherously with Abimelech,

David Becomes Saul’s Armor Bearer

^14 (A)Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and ^(B)an evil spirit from Yahweh terrorized him.

¹⁰ Now it happened on the next day that ^(A)an evil spirit from God ^[a]came mightily upon Saul, and ^(B)he raved in the midst of the house. Now David was playing the harp with his hand, ^[b](C)as usual; and ^[c](D)a spear was in Saul’s hand.

⁹ Now there was ^(A)an evil spirit from Yahweh on Saul as he was sitting in his house ^(B)with his spear in his hand, ^(C)and David was playing the harp with his hand.

⁹ “But if the prophet is enticed to speak a word, it is I, Yahweh, who have enticed that prophet, and I will stretch out My hand against him and ^(A)destroy him from among My people Israel.

¹¹ And for this reason ^(A)God sends upon them a ^[a](B)deluding influence so that they will believe ^[b]what is false,