1 Samuel 19:9

9 Pero cierto día, cuando Saúl estaba sentado en su casa con una lanza en la mano, de repente el espíritu atormentador
de parte del Señor
vino sobre él como antes. Mientras David tocaba el arpa,

1 Samuel 19:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 19:9

And the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul
His melancholy and frantic disorder returned upon those victories of David, and he grew envious, jealous, spiteful, and malicious:

as he sat in his house with his javelin his hand;
which either describes the posture he was in when the evil spirit came upon him; or the effects of it, he became dull and melancholy, did not care to go abroad, but kept at home, and was suspicious of everybody; and therefore kept a javelin in his hand to defend himself; or it may be rather to dispatch David with it, when an opportunity should offer, which quickly did:

and David played with [his] hand;
on some instrument of music, particularly the harp, to drive away the evil spirit, the melancholy disorder, from Saul; which showed his humility, that though he was an officer in the army, had a considerable post in it, yet deigned to act the part of a musician to Saul, and his great kindness and affection for him his sovereign, willing to serve him what he could to promote his health and comfort, and the trust and confidence he put in his promise and oath, or rather in the providence of God for his protection in the way of his duty, though he knew how spiteful and injurious Saul had been to him.

1 Samuel 19:9 In-Context

7 Después Jonatán llamó a David y le contó lo que había sucedido. Luego lo llevó ante Saúl, y David sirvió en la corte igual que antes.

8 Entonces la guerra se desató nuevamente, y David dirigió a sus tropas contra los filisteos. Los atacó con tanta furia que todos huyeron.

9 Pero cierto día, cuando Saúl estaba sentado en su casa con una lanza en la mano, de repente el espíritu atormentador
de parte del Señor
vino sobre él como antes. Mientras David tocaba el arpa,

10 Saúl le arrojó su lanza, pero David la esquivó y, dejando la lanza clavada en la pared, huyó y escapó en medio de la noche.

11 Mical salva la vida de David
Entonces Saúl mandó tropas para que vigilaran la casa de David. Se les dio la orden de que mataran a David cuando saliera a la mañana siguiente, pero Mical, la esposa de David, le advirtió: «Si no te escapas esta noche, te matarán por la mañana».