The Meaning of 1 Samuel 16:15 Explained

1 Samuel 16:15

KJV: And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

YLT: and the servants of Saul say unto him, 'Lo, we pray thee, a spirit of sadness from God is terrifying thee;

Darby: And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubles thee.

ASV: And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

Discover 1 Samuel 16:15

CONTEXT: What is the Context of 1 Samuel 16:15?

MEANING: What does 1 Samuel 16:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 16:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in 1 Samuel 16:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And Saul's  servants  said  unto him, Behold now, an evil  spirit  from God  troubleth  thee. 

What does 1 Samuel 16:15 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 16:14-23 - The Young Harper Before The Dejected King
In one sentence we are told of the Spirit of the Lord coming upon David, 1 Samuel 16:13, and in the next of the departure of the Spirit from Saul. This does not necessarily imply that all religious sensibility had become extinct, but that the special enduement which had fitted him for his kingly office had been withdrawn. An evil spirit "from the Lord" troubled him; that is, God permitted this spirit to enter. The garrison of peace and love had, been willfully dismissed by Saul, and by the inevitable operation of the divine law, as He had banished the light, he was necessarily left in darkness. God gave him up to a reprobate mind, Romans 1:24; Romans 1:26; Romans 1:28.
The king's depression demanded an antidote, which was provided by music. Philip V of Spain was helped in the same fashion. The minstrel was none other than the young shepherd so recently anointed. A directing Providence superintends every incident in life. That a servant of Saul's had seen David in some country contest was only a link in the chain, 1 Samuel 16:18. God has a plan for each life. "All things work together for good to them that love God," Romans 8:28. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 16

1  Samuel sent by God, under pretense of a sacrifice, comes to Bethlehem
6  His human judgment is reproved
11  He anoints David
15  Saul sends for David to quiet his evil spirit

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 16:15 mean?

And said servants of Saul to him surely now a spirit from God distressing is troubling you
וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ עַבְדֵֽי־ שָׁא֖וּל אֵלָ֑יו הִנֵּה־ נָ֧א רֽוּחַ־ אֱלֹהִ֛ים רָעָ֖ה מְבַעִתֶּֽךָ

וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ  And  said 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
עַבְדֵֽי־  servants 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: עֶבֶד  
Sense: slave, servant.
שָׁא֖וּל  of  Saul 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׁאוּל  
Sense: a Benjamite, son of Kish, and the st king of Israel.
אֵלָ֑יו  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶל  
Sense: to, toward, unto (of motion).
הִנֵּה־  surely 
Parse: Interjection
Root: הִנֵּה  
Sense: behold, lo, see, if.
נָ֧א  now 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
רֽוּחַ־  a  spirit 
Parse: Noun, common singular construct
Root: רוּחַ  
Sense: wind, breath, mind, spirit.
אֱלֹהִ֛ים  from  God 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural
Root: אֱלֹהִים  
Sense: (plural).
רָעָ֖ה  distressing 
Parse: Adjective, feminine singular
Root: רַע 
Sense: bad, evil.
מְבַעִתֶּֽךָ  is  troubling  you 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בָּעַת  
Sense: to terrify, startle, fall upon, dismay, be overtaken by sudden terror.

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