Cross references

1 Samuel 19:9

But as Saul was sitting in his house with his spear in his hand, a spirit of distress from the LORD came upon him. While David was playing the harp,

1 Samuel 19:9 BSB
  1. a Or a harmful spirit

1 Samuel 19:9 has 3 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 3 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to 1 Samuel 16:14 (6 votes) and 1 Samuel 16:16 (4 votes). 12 other verses point back to it. It links with 5 other books, from Numbers 25 to Matthew 27.

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Which verses does 1 Samuel 19:9 point to?

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  1. Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.

  2. Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”

  3. The next day a spirit of distress sent from God came upon Saul, and he prophesied inside the house while David played the harp as usual. Now Saul was holding a spear, and he hurled it, thinking, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David eluded him twice.

Which verses point to 1 Samuel 19:9?

The 10 strongest of 12.