1 Samuel 16:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.”

1 Samuel 16:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 16:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 16:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.”

1 Samuel 16:15 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 16:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. ”

1 Samuel 16:15 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 16:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and the servants of Saul say unto him, `Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness <FI>from<Fi> God is terrifying thee;”

1 Samuel 16:15 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 16:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit fromGod troubles thee. ”

1 Samuel 16:15 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 16:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And Sauls seruants said vnto him, Beholde nowe, the euill spirite of God vexeth thee.”

1 Samuel 16:15 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 16:15 in Context — 1 Samuel 16

13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

15 And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

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What Does 1 Samuel 16:15 Mean?

1 Samuel 16:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 16. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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