1 Samuel 16:15 - Printer Friendly

ESV: And Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.

NIV: Saul's attendants said to him, 'See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

NASB: Saul’s servants then said to him, 'Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrifying you.

CSB: so Saul's servants said to him, "You see that an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.

NLT: Some of Saul’s servants said to him, 'A tormenting spirit from God is troubling you.

KJV: And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

NKJV: And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.

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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