1 Samuel 16:17
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
1 Samuel 16:17 in other translations
| BSB | And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.” |
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| WEB | Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.” |
| ASV | And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. |
| YLT | And Saul saith unto his servants, ‘Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well--then ye have brought him in unto me.' |
| DARBY | And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. |
| BBE | And Saul said to his servants, Then get me a man who is an expert player, and make him come to me. |
| Webster | And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me. |
What does 1 Samuel 16:17 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 16:17 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 16:17
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
- 1 Samuel 16:18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth–lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is with him.
1 Samuel 16:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y Saúl respondió á sus criados: Buscadme pues ahora alguno que taña bien, y traédmelo. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et Saül dit à ses serviteurs: Je vous prie, trouvez-moi un homme qui sache bien jouer, et amenez-le-moi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und Saul sprach zu seinen Knechten: Ersehet mir doch einen Mann, der gut spielen kann, und bringet ihn zu mir. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et ait Saul ad servos suos: Providete ergo mihi aliquem bene psallentem, et adducite eum ad me. |