1 Samuel 16:14-15

David in Saul's Service

¹⁴ _l Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, _m and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. ¹⁵ And Saul's servants said to him, "Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.

1. Cross References
   1 Samuel 18:12
   Saul was afraid of David because the Lord was with him but had departed from Saul.
   1 Samuel 28:15 - 16
   Then Samuel said to Saul, "Why have you disturbed me by bringing me up?" Saul answered, "I am in great distress, for the Philistines are warring against me, and God has turned away from me and answers me no more, either by prophets or by dreams. Therefore I have summoned you to tell me what I shall do.
   Judges 16:20
   And she said, "The Philistines are upon you, Samson!" And he awoke from his sleep and said, "I will go out as at other times and shake myself free." But he did not know that the Lord had left him.
   
2. Cross References
   1 Samuel 18:10
   The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he raved within his house while David was playing the lyre, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand.
   1 Samuel 19:9
   Then a harmful spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. And David was playing the lyre.
   Judges 9:23
   And God sent an evil spirit between Abimelech and the leaders of Shechem, and the leaders of Shechem dealt treacherously with Abimelech.