1 Samuel 15:23

15:23 For rebellion is like the sin of divination,

and presumption is like the evil of idolatry.

Because you have rejected the word of the Lord,

he has rejected you as ¹  king.”

1 Samuel 16:23

16:23 So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone. ² 

1 Samuel 18:10

18:10 The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul and he prophesied within his house. Now David was playing the lyre ³  that day. There was a spear in Saul’s hand,

1 Samuel 25:3

25:3 The man’s name was Nabal, ⁴  and his wife’s name was Abigail. She was both wise ⁵  and beautiful, but the man was harsh and his deeds were evil. He was a Calebite.

1 Samuel 25:21

25:21 Now David had been thinking, ⁶  “In vain I guarded everything that belonged to this man in the desert. I didn’t take anything from him. But he has repaid my good with evil.

1 Samuel 25:28

25:28 Please forgive the sin of your servant, for the Lord will certainly establish the house of my lord, because my lord fights the battles of the Lord. May no evil be found in you all your days!

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¹ tn Or “from [being].”

² tn Heb “would turn aside from upon him.”

³ tn The Hebrew text adds here “with his hand.”

⁴ sn The name נָבָל (Nabal) means “foolish” or “senseless” in Hebrew, and as an adjective the word is used especially of persons who have no perception of ethical or religious claims. It is an apt name for this character, who certainly typifies such behavior.

⁵ tn Heb “good of insight”; KJV “of good understanding”; NAB, NIV, TEV “intelligent”; NRSV “clever.”

⁶ tn Heb “said.”