1 Samuel 16:14

In 11 translations

BSB

After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.Or a harmful spirit; similarly in verses 15, 16, and 23

KJV

¶ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.troubled: or, terrified

WEB

Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.

ASV

Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

LSV

And the Spirit of YHWH turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from YHWH terrified him;

YLT

And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him;

DBY

And the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

DRC

But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

GNV

But the Spirite of the Lord departed from Saul, and an euill spirite sent of the Lord vexed him.

JPS

Now the spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.

LXXE

And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.Gr. choked him.

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WLC

וְר֧וּחַ יְהוָ֛ה סָ֖רָה מֵעִ֣ם שָׁא֑וּל וּבִֽעֲתַ֥תּוּ רֽוּחַ־רָעָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Καὶ πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἀπέστη ἀπὸ Σαοὺλ, καὶ ἔπνιγεν αὐτὸν πνεῦμα πονηρὸν παρὰ Κυρίου.

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• Psalms 51:11Cast me not away from Your presence; take not Your Holy Spirit from me.
• 1 Samuel 18:12So Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with David but had departed from Saul.
• Judges 9:23God sent a spirit of animosity between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem and caused them to treat Abimelech deceitfully,
• 1 Samuel 28:15Then Samuel said to Saul, “Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?” “I am deeply distressed,” replied Saul. “The Philistines are fighting against me, and God has turned away from me. He no longer answers me,…
• 1 Samuel 18:10The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear,
• Judges 16:20Then she called out, “Samson, the Philistines are here!” When Samson awoke from his sleep, he thought, “I will escape as I did before and shake myself free.” But he did not know that the LORD had departed from him.
• Acts 19:15–16Eventually, one of the evil spirits answered them, “Jesus I know, and I know about Paul, but who are you?” Then the man with the evil spirit jumped on them and overpowered them all. The attack was so violent that they…
• 1 Kings 22:22And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’
• Hosea 9:12Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!
• 1 Samuel 11:6When Saul heard their words, the Spirit of God rushed upon him, and he burned with great anger.
• 1 Samuel 19:9–10But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp, Saul tried to pin him to the wall with his spear. But the spear…
• Judges 16:29And Samson reached out for the two central pillars supporting the temple. Bracing himself against them with his right hand on one pillar and his left hand on the other,

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