1 Samuel 18:10

evil. See note on 1 Samuel 16:16.

spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9.

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

He prophesied - This, as the effect of the evil spirit coming upon him, is singular as regards Saul, but is borne out by what we read in 1 Kings...
Arno Geneva Study Bible

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he (e) prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played wi...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Samuel 18:10 to 1 Samuel 19:17 . Saul's Plots against David. Compiled from various sources. 1 Samuel 18:10 f. (R). Saul makes an unsuccess...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with h...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

And he prophesied— Houbigant renders this, And he was out of his senses; after the Chaldee, which has it, And he was mad: for it is not proper;...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played wi...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Love of Jonathan for David 1 Samuel 18:6-30 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14-23 and not to be taken from the same...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Prophesied ] The words 'prophet' and 'prophesy' are applied in OT. to the servants of the gods of Canaan as well as to the servants of Jehovah: cp....
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

The evil spirit . — The evil spirit comes now over the unhappy king in quite a new form. Hitherto, when the dark hour came upon Saul the madness sho...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Protected from Dastardly Assaults 1 Samuel 18:10-21 The Lord was evidently with David. Mark how the sacred chronicle keeps this fact in view,...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Here, in the account of Jonathan and David, begins one of the most perfect stories of love and friendship in the world. The story is all the more bea...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And it came to pass on the morrow ,.... After the women had met him with their music and dancing, and when returned home: that the evil spirit fro...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with h...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

On the morrow the evil spirit from God Which had formerly troubled him, producing melancholy, ( 1 Samuel 16:14 ,) was brought again upon him. The v...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Jonathan, the son of Saul stands in refreshing contrast to his father. He was present when David returned to Saul. Doubtless David's victory had attr...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David Honoured by the People; Saul Troubled with an Evil Spirit. B. C. 1060....
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Saul's envy, and jealousy, and discontent revived his melancholic distemper, which the devil, according to his wont, struck in with. He prophesied,...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

As A Result Of His Illness Saul Tries To Harm David And Dismisses Him From His Personal Entourage, But David Prospers All The More ( 1 Samuel 18:10-...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXPOSITORY NOTES— 1 Samuel 18:5 . “David went out.” “That this refers to war and not to general business is plain, not only from t...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Samuel 18:4 . Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was upon him, and gave it to David. This was the highest mark of favour he could show h...
The Biblical Illustrator

And Saul eyed David from that day and forward. David’s enemy-Saul It is the enmity of Saul which we are to consider--its beginning, its rapid g...
The Biblical Illustrator

And David played with his hand as at other times, and there was a javelin in Saul’s hand. Harp and javelin What a contrast! David with a harp a...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And it came to pass on the morrow that the evil spirit from God, 1 Samuel 16:13-16 , came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house,...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

The evil spirit, &c. — His fits of frenzy returned upon him. The very next day after he conceived envy at David, the evil spirit was permitted...

¹⁰ And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.

Related Commentaries of 1 Samuel 18:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arno Geneva Study Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Samuel 18:10