Judges 9:23
New American Standard Bible 1995
23 (A)Then God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the men of Shechem; and the men of Shechem (B)dealt treacherously with Abimelech,
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1 Samuel 16:15-16
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15 Saul’s servants then said to him, “Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrorizing you. 16 Let our lord now command your servants who are before you. Let them seek a man who is a skillful player on the harp; and it shall come about when the evil spirit from God is on you, that (A)he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will be well.”
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1 Samuel 18:10
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Saul Turns against David
10 Now it came about on the next day that (A)an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and (B)he raved in the midst of the house, while David was playing the harp with his hand, [a](C)as usual; and [b](D)a spear was in Saul’s hand.
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- 1 Samuel 18:10 Lit day by day
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1 Samuel 19:9
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9 Now there was (A)an evil spirit from the Lord on Saul as he was sitting in his house (B)with his spear in his hand, (C)and David was playing the harp with his hand.
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1 Kings 22:19-22
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19 [a]Micaiah said, “Therefore, hear the word of the Lord. (A)I saw the Lord sitting on His throne, and (B)all the host of heaven standing by Him on His right and on His left. 20 The Lord said, ‘Who will entice Ahab to go up and fall at Ramoth-gilead?’ And one said this while another said that. 21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord and said, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 The Lord said to him, ‘How?’ And he said, ‘I will go out and (C)be a deceiving spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ Then He said, ‘You are to entice him and also prevail. Go and do so.’
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- 1 Kings 22:19 Lit he
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