1 Samuel 16:14

Christian Standard Bible

David in Saul’s Court

¹⁴Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul,^(A) and an evil spirit sent from the Lord began to torment him,

1 Samuel 16:14 in all English translations

1 Samuel 18:10-11

Christian Standard Bible

Saul Attempts to Kill David

¹⁰The next day an evil spirit sent from God came powerfully on Saul,^(A) and he began to rave^[a] inside the palace. David was playing the lyre as usual,^(B) but Saul was holding a spear,^(C) ¹¹and he threw it, thinking, “I’ll pin David to the wall.”^(D) But David got away from him twice.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

18:10 Or prophesy

Christian Standard Bible (CSB)

The Christian Standard Bible. Copyright © 2017 by Holman Bible Publishers. Used by permission. Christian Standard Bible®, and CSB® are federally registered trademarks of Holman Bible Publishers, all rights reserved.