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1 Samuel 16:14
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 16:14
New Catholic Bible
14 Saul’s Armor-Bearer.[a][b]Now the Spirit of the Lord had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit oppressed him.[c]
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- 1 Samuel 16:14 This passage gives two different accounts of David’s entrance into the service of Saul. A first tradition describes David as the king’s new minstrel. This tradition is interwoven with a second that tells of David’s combat with Goliath. In this second tradition David goes off to see his brothers on the field of battle, and he is not presented to Saul until after his victory over Goliath.
- 1 Samuel 16:14 One of the stories of David being selected for the king’s service.
- 1 Samuel 16:14 An evil spirit oppressed him: when the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, the emptiness was filled with a spirit that caused him to act erratically (i.e., attempt to murder David).
