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Saul in Torment

14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul and an evil spirit from Yahweh tormented him. 15 So the servants of Saul said to him, “Look please, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Please, let our lord command your servants who are before you! Let them seek a man skilled in playing on the lyre. When[a] the evil spirit from God is upon you, he can play on it[b] and you will feel better.”[c]

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally “And it will happen that
  2. 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally “with his hand”
  3. 1 Samuel 16:16 Literally “and it will be good for you”