1 Samuel 16:14 - Printer Friendly

ESV: Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him.

NIV: Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.

NASB: Now the Spirit of the Lord left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord terrified him.

CSB: Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit sent from the Lord began to torment him,

NLT: Now the Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and the Lord sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear.

KJV: But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.

NKJV: But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.

First Samuel introduces the key figures who led Israel after the era of the judges. The books of 1 and 2 Samuel were originally part of a single text, split in certain translations shortly before the birth of Christ. Some of the Bible’s most famous characters are depicted in this book. These including the prophet Samuel, Israel’s first king, Saul, her greatest king, David, and other famous names such as Goliath and Jonathan. By the end of this book, Saul has fallen; the book of 2 Samuel begins with David’s ascension to the throne.

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