Holy Scripture

1 Samuel 16:15

A church father on this verse
“The devil has power that might be called his own, only over such as no longer belong to God, the heathen whom he considers once for all as a drop in a bucket, as dust on the threshing floor, as spittle in the mouth—and, as such, totally handed over to the devil as a quite useless possession.Otherwise, he may do nothin…”
Tertullian, 3th c. — ON FLIGHT IN TIME OF PERSECUTION 2.6-7

Source: Septuagint

Original

15And Saul’s servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from the Lord torments thee.

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In context

13And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Ramah.

14And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.

— 1 Samuel 16:15 —

16Let now thy servants speak before thee, and let them seek for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp; and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp, that thou shalt be well, and he shall refresh thee.

17And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him to me.

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