1 Samuel 19:9

9 Mais le mauvais esprit, envoyé par l'Éternel, fut sur Saül, qui était assis dans sa maison, sa lance à la main; et David jouait de sa main sur la harpe.

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 Alors Jonathan appela David, et lui raconta toutes ces choses. Et Jonathan amena David à Saül, et il fut à son service comme auparavant.

8 Or la guerre recommença, et David sortit et combattit contre les Philistins, et en fit un grand carnage; et ils s'enfuirent devant lui.

9 Mais le mauvais esprit, envoyé par l'Éternel, fut sur Saül, qui était assis dans sa maison, sa lance à la main; et David jouait de sa main sur la harpe.

10 Alors Saül chercha à frapper David avec sa lance contre la muraille; mais il se déroba devant Saül, qui frappa de sa lance la paroi; et David s'enfuit, et s'échappa cette nuit-là.

11 Mais Saül envoya des gens vers la maison de David, pour le garder et pour le faire mourir au matin; et Mical, femme de David, le lui apprit, en disant: Si tu ne te sauves cette nuit, demain on te fera mourir.