1 SAMUEL 18:10 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“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 javelin in Saul’s hand.”
And an evil spirit from the LORD came upon Saul that day, and he raved in the house — the *ruach ra'ah me'et YHWH*, evil spirit from the LORD, represents a supernatural presence that seizes Saul, rendering him irrational and dangerous. The verb *va'yitnabbey*, he raved, describes prophetic-like utterances, speech that emerges not from rational consciousness but from possession. The *ba'tokh ha'bayit*, in the house, suggests an intimate space where Saul's inner torment becomes visible. This evil spirit will recur throughout the narrative, marking Saul's spiritual deterioration in contrast to the *ruach YHWH* that departed from him and came upon David.
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