1 Samuel 16:15
And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
1 Samuel 16:15 in other translations
| BSB | Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you. |
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| WEB | Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you. |
| ASV | And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. |
| YLT | and the servants of Saul say unto him, ‘Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness from God is terrifying thee; |
| DARBY | And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles thee. |
| BBE | And Saul's servants said to him, See now, an evil spirit from God is troubling you. |
| Webster | And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. |
What does 1 Samuel 16:15 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 16:14-18
14-18. The Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him--His own gloomy reflections, the consciousness that he had not acted up to the character of an Israelitish king, the loss of his throne, and the extinction of his royal house, made him jealous, irritable, vindictive, and subject to fits of morbid melancholy.
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 16:14-23
Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission, troubled and terrified Saul, by the corrupt humours of his body, and passions of his mind. He grew fretful, peevish, and discontented, and at times a madman. It is a pity that music, which may be serviceable to the good temper…
1 Samuel 16:15 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 1 Samuel 16:14
But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
- 1 Samuel 16:15
And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
- 1 Samuel 16:16
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
1 Samuel 16:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los criados de Saúl le dijeron: He aquí ahora, que el espíritu malo de parte de Dios te atormenta. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: Tu vois qu’un mauvais esprit envoyé de Dieu te trouble. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Knechte Sauls sprachen zu ihm: Siehe doch, ein böser Geist von Gott ängstigt dich. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dixeruntque servi Saul ad eum: Ecce spiritus Dei malus exagitat te. |