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1 Samuel 18:10

King James Version (KJV)

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

Translations

1 Samuel 18:10 - Amplified Bible

The next day an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved [madly] in his house, while David played [the lyre] with his hand, as at other times; and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 - American Standard Version

And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

1 Samuel 18:10 - Bible in Basic English

Now on the day after, an evil spirit from God came on Saul with great force and he was acting like a prophet among the men of his house, while David was making music for him, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 - Darby Bible

And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul`s hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 - English Standard Version

The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 - King James Version

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y aconteciò al dìa siguiente que un espìritu malo de parte de Dios se apoderò de Saùl, y éste deliraba en medio de la casa, mientras David tocaba el arpa con su mano como de costumbre. Saùl tenìa la lanza en la mano,

1 Samuel 18:10 - The Message

The next day an ugly mood was sent by God to afflict Saul, who became quite beside himself, raving. David played his harp, as he usually did at such times. Saul had a spear in his hand. Suddenly Saul threw the spear, thinking, "I’ll nail David to the wall." David ducked, and the spear missed. This happened twice.

1 Samuel 18:10 - New American Standard Bible

Now it came about on the next day that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing {the harp} with his hand, as usual; and a spear {was} in Saul's hand.

1 Samuel 18:10 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y aconteciò al dìa siguiente que un espìritu malo de parte de Dios se apoderò de Saùl, y éste deliraba en medio de la casa, mientras David tocaba el arpa con su mano como de costumbre. Saùl tenìa la lanza en la mano,

1 Samuel 18:10 - World English Bible

It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

1 Samuel 18:10 - Young's Living Translation

And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness [from] God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin [is] in the hand of Saul,

1 Samuel 18:10 - Additional Comments

The distressing spirit is an evil spirit that God allowed to have access to Saul (1 Sam 16:14).

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