1 Samuel 16:14

Davi a Serviço de Saul

14 O Espírito do SENHOR se retirou de Saul, e um espírito maligno, vindo da parte do SENHOR, o atormentava.

1 Samuel 16:14 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:14

But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul
As a spirit of prophecy as at first, as a spirit of wisdom and prudence in civil government, and as a spirit of fortitude and courage, as the Targum:

and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him;
the reverse of the former, which by the permission of God, and as a punishment to him for his sins, came upon him; he seemed to be a demoniac, as Josephus represents ^F9 him, as if possessed with the devil; by whom he was almost suffocated and strangled, as well as was distracted in his counsels, and became weak and foolish; lost all courage and greatness of mind, was timorous and fearful, and alarmed by everything, and was full of envy, suspicion, rage, and despair.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 Antiqu. l. 6. c. 8. sect. 2.

1 Samuel 16:14 In-Context

12 Jessé mandou chamá-lo, e ele veio. Ele era ruivo, de belos olhos e boa aparência.Então o SENHOR disse a Samuel: “É este! Levante-se e unja-o”.

13 Samuel apanhou o chifre cheio de óleo e o ungiu na presença de seus irmãos, e, a partir daquele dia, o Espírito do SENHOR apoderou-se de Davi. E Samuel voltou para Ramá.

14 O Espírito do SENHOR se retirou de Saul, e um espírito maligno, vindo da parte do SENHOR, o atormentava.

15 Os oficiais de Saul lhe disseram: “Há um espírito maligno, mandado por Deus, te atormentando.

16 Que o nosso soberano mande estes seus servos procurar um homem que saiba tocar harpa. Quando o espírito maligno, vindo da parte de Deus, se apoderar de ti, o homem tocará harpa e tu te sentirás melhor”.