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1 Samuel 19:7-9
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1 Samuel 19:7-9
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7 Then Jonathan called to David. He told David everything that the king had said. Jonathan took David back to Saul. So David served King Saul as he had done before.
8 The war with the Philistines started again. David went out with his soldiers to fight against them. He attacked them so strongly that the Philistine soldiers ran away.
9 Then the Lord caused an evil spirit to control Saul. Saul was sitting in his house. He had a spear in his hand. David was making music with his harp.
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1 Samuel 19:7-9
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1 Samuel 19:7-9
New International Version
7 So Jonathan called David and told him the whole conversation. He brought him to Saul, and David was with Saul as before.(A)
8 Once more war broke out, and David went out and fought the Philistines. He struck them with such force that they fled before him.
9 But an evil[a] spirit(B) from the Lord came on Saul as he was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand. While David was playing the lyre,(C)
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