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Verse 1 Samuel 18:10. _THE EVIL SPIRIT FROM GOD_] See on 1 Samuel
16:14, c.
_HE PROPHESIED IN THE MIDST OF THE HOUSE_] He was _beside himself_
made _prayers, supplications_, and incoherent _imprecat...
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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 22:22. (Compare Acts 16:16; Acts 19:15;...
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3. JONATHAN AND DAVID--SAUL'S JEALOUSY
CHAPTER 18
_ 1. Jonathan's love for David (1 Samuel 18:1)_
2. The beginning of Saul's jealousy (1 Samuel 18:5)
3. David's marriage (1 Samuel 18:17)...
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EVIL. See note on 1 Samuel 16:16.
SPIRIT. Hebrew. _ruach._ App-9.
GOD. Hebrew. _Elohim._ App-4....
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Saul's attempt to murder David
10, 11. The last sentence of 1 Samuel 18:8 and 1 Samuel 18:10 are not
found in the Sept. (B). The narrative certainly gains by their
omission, and describes the gradual...
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_he prophesied_ The word "prophesy" describes _an ecstatic condition
due to supernatural influence good or evil:_the result in the one case
being prophetic inspiration or religious enthusiasm: in the...
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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; says he, to render the original word, _prophesied:_...
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_David Driven Out of Saul's Court._ 1 Samuel 18:10-16
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...
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_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 JAVELI...
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THE LOVE OF JONATHAN FOR DAVID
1 Samuel 18:6 of this chapter seem to be connected with 1 Samuel 16:14
and not to be taken from the same document as 1 Samuel 17:1 to...
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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. 1 Kings 18:19. The behaviour of these Canaanite proph...
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ISRAEL’S FIRST KING
1 SAMUEL
_HELEN POCOCK_
CHAPTER 18
V1 David finished talking with Saul. Jonathan, Saul’s son, became a
very close friend with David. Jonathan loved David as much as he loved...
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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 showed itself in the form of a dull torpor, a hopeless
m...
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וַ יְהִ֣י מִֽ מָּחֳרָ֗ת וַ תִּצְלַ֣ח
רוּחַ֩
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CHAPTER XXV.
_ SAUL'S JEALOUS-DAVID'S MARRIAGE._
1 Samuel 18:1.
THE conqueror of Goliath had been promised, as his reward, the eldest
daughter of the king in marriage. The fulfillment of that promis...
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PROTECTED FROM DASTARDLY ASSAULTS
1 Samuel 18:10
The Lord was evidently with David. Mark how the sacred chronicle keeps
this fact in view, 1 Samuel 18:12; 1 Samuel 18:14;...
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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 beautiful because of its dark background. Love is in i...
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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 with his hand, as at other times: and [there was] a j...
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_Prophesied. Acted the prophet in a mad manner, (Challoner) like an
enthusiast, (Calmet; 2 Kings ix. 11.) or one possessed by the devil,
as the Sybil was agitated by Apollo. Et rabie fera corda tument...
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Now that we have heard the prophet's judgment of king Saul, there
follows next the choice of Jehovah. The chapter gives us in a very
striking manner the manifest sentence of death on all the thoughts...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 18 AND 19.
But when Christ makes Himself known, the remnant (which Jonathan
represented) loves Him as his own soul, and this beloved one becomes
the object of...
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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 FROM GOD CAME UPON SAUL; thinking on the above
things tha...
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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 javel...
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_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 very next day after he conceived envy at David, discon...
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1 Ionathan loueth Dauid.
5 Saul enuieth his praise,
10 Seeketh to kill him in his furie,
12 Feareth him for his good successe,
17 Offereth him his daughters for a snare.
22 Dauid perswaded to be...
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Saul's Regard Changes to Hatred...
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And it came to pass on the morrow that the evil spirit from God, 1
Samuel 16:13, CAME UPON SAUL, AND HE PROPHESIED IN THE MIDST OF THE
HOUSE, he raged and raved in madness; AND DAVID PLAYED WITH HIS H...
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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 attracted Jonathan, but David's words decide him. When...
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6-11 David's troubles not only immediately follow his triumphs, but
arise from them; such is the vanity of that which seems greatest in
this world. It is a sign that the Spirit of God is departed fro...
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Saul's envy, and jealousy, and discontent revived his melancholic
distemper, which the devil, according to his wont, struck in with. HE
PROPHESIED, or, _he feigned himself to be a prophet_, for so the...
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1 Samuel 18:10 day H4283 distressing H7451 spirit H7307 God H430 came
H6743 (H8799) Saul H7586 prophesied H5012 ...
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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).
The fact that what follows is stated to have been...
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CONTENTS: Love covenant of Jonathan and David. Saul's jealousy and
attempts on David's life. Saul's daughter given to David.
CHARACTERS: God, David, Saul, Jonathan, Merab, Michal, Adriel.
CONCLUSION:...
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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 him, and it is still esteemed as such in the oriental...
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_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 and enraged Saul with a javelin.
Who would not rather p...
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_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 growth, its deadly purpose. The excitement of the war b...
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1 SAMUEL—NOTE ON 1 SAMUEL 18:6 As David’s success increases,
Saul’s jealousy also increases.
⇐ ⇔...
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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 the following account,
which mentions not only military un...
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PERSONAL RELATIONS OF SAUL AND DAVID (CHS. 18-27). FRIENDSHIP OF DAVID
AND JONATHAN (CHS. 18-20).
EXPOSITION
JONATHAN LOVES DAVID ...
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Now when it came to pass, when he had made an end of speaking to Saul,
that the soul of Jonathan [Saul's son was just sort of] knit with the
soul of David, Jonathan loved him as himself (1 Samuel 18:1...
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1 Kings 18:29; 1 Kings 22:12; 1 Kings 22:20; 1 Samuel 16:14;...
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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 by God to seize him again. Such is the fruit of envy and...
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How could a good God send an evil spirit to Saul?
PROBLEM: According to this passage, the evil (“distressing,” NKJV)
spirit came upon Saul so that he prophesied in his house, and then
tried to kill D...