10. on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came upon Saul —This rankling thought brought on a sudden paroxysm of his mental malady. he prophesied —The term denotes one under the influence either of a good or a bad spirit. In the present it is used to express that Saul was in a frenzy. David, perceiving the symptoms, hastened, by the soothing strains of his harp, to allay the stormy agitation of the royal mind. But before its mollifying influence could be felt, Saul hurled a javelin at the head of the young musician. there was a javelin in Saul's hand —Had it been followed by a fatal result, the deed would have been considered the act of an irresponsible maniac. It was repeated more than once ineffectually, and Saul became impressed with a dread of David as under the special protection of Providence. :- . FEARS HIM FOR HIS GOOD SUCCESS. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-13" class="com-number"
Pericope (part_of)
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pericope/per-1sa-18-004
절 (explains)
Source
source-manifest/jfb— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological