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1 Samuel 16:14

Listen to 1 Samuel 16:14
14 L'esprit de l'Eternel se retira de Saül, qui fut agité par un mauvais esprit venant de l'Eternel.

1 Samuel 16:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:14

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul
As a spirit of prophecy as at first, as a spirit of wisdom and prudence in civil government, and as a spirit of fortitude and courage, as the Targum:

and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him;
the reverse of the former, which by the permission of God, and as a punishment to him for his sins, came upon him; he seemed to be a demoniac, as Josephus represents F9 him, as if possessed with the devil; by whom he was almost suffocated and strangled, as well as was distracted in his counsels, and became weak and foolish; lost all courage and greatness of mind, was timorous and fearful, and alarmed by everything, and was full of envy, suspicion, rage, and despair.


FOOTNOTES:

F9 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 2.
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1 Samuel 16:14 In-Context

12 Isaï l'envoya chercher. Or il était blond, avec de beaux yeux et une belle figure. L'Eternel dit à Samuel: Lève-toi, oins-le, car c'est lui!
13 Samuel prit la corne d'huile, et l'oignit au milieu de ses frères. L'esprit de l'Eternel saisit David, à partir de ce jour et dans la suite. Samuel se leva, et s'en alla à Rama.
14 L'esprit de l'Eternel se retira de Saül, qui fut agité par un mauvais esprit venant de l'Eternel.
15 Les serviteurs de Saül lui dirent: Voici, un mauvais esprit de Dieu t'agite.
16 Que notre seigneur parle! Tes serviteurs sont devant toi. Ils chercheront un homme qui sache jouer de la harpe; et, quand le mauvais esprit de Dieu sera sur toi, il jouera de sa main, et tu seras soulagé.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.

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