10It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;


In Context

7 The women sang one to another as they played, and said, |Saul has slain his thousands, David his ten thousands.|

8 Saul was very angry, and this saying displeased him; and he said, |They have ascribed to David ten thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands. What can he have more but the kingdom?|

9 Saul eyed David from that day and forward.

10 It happened on the next day, that an evil spirit from God came mightily on Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house. David played with his hand, as he did day by day. Saul had his spear in his hand;

11 and Saul threw the spear; for he said, |I will pin David even to the wall!| David escaped from his presence twice.

12 Saul was afraid of David, because Yahweh was with him, and was departed from Saul.

1 Samuel 18:10 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

18:10The next day an evil spirit from God came forcefully upon Saul. He was prophesying in his house, while David was playing the harp, as he usually did. Saul had a spear in his hand

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:10And 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.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

18:10And the day after the evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of his house. And David played with his hand as at other times. And Saul held a spear in his hand,

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

18:10And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day. And Saul had his spear in his hand;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:10And it came to pass the next day that an evil spirit from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house, but David played with his hand, as on other days; and the spear was in Saul's hand.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

18:10And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he prophesied in the midst of the house: and David played with his hand, as he did day by day: and Saul had his spear in his hand.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

18:10And 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

18:10And it cometh to pass, on the morrow, that the spirit of sadness from God prospereth over Saul, and he prophesieth in the midst of the house, and David is playing with his hand, as day by day, and the javelin is in the hand of Saul,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

18:10And it came to pass on the morrow, that the evil spirit from God came on Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house: and David played with his hand, as at other times: and there was a javelin in Saul's hand.