1 Samuel 18:8-10

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⁸This song upset Saul and he became very angry. Saul thought, “The women give David credit for killing tens of thousands of the enemy, and they give me credit for only thousands. A little more of this and they will give him the kingdom itself!^[a]” ⁹So from that time on, Saul watched David very closely.

Saul Is Afraid of David

¹⁰The next day, an evil spirit from God took control of Saul and he went wild^[b] in his house. David played the harp to calm him as he usually did,

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 18:8 A little more … itself This is not in one of the oldest and best copies of the ancient Greek version.
1 Samuel 18:10 Saul … wild Or “Saul prophesied.” The Hebrew word means that the person lost control of what they said and did. Usually this meant God was using them to give a special message to other people.