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- When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
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Acting on the advice of his servants, King Saul sends out messengers to seek a harpist to help cheer him up. Young David finds favor in the eyes of the king, and he is appointed Saul’s arms-bearer and tasked with playing the harp to cheer up the king whenever the need arises.1
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David Plays the Harp for Saul. 14 The Spirit of the Lord had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord was terrifying him. 15 “It's an evil spirit from God that's frightening you,” Saul's officials told him. 16 “Your Majesty, let us go and look for someone who is good at playing the harp.
Sep 26, 2011 · As a young man David became well known in the royal household and was called upon to play the harp (Hebrew kinnor; often English lyre) for King Saul. So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would….
David’s harp 1 Samuel 16:15-18. When David became a young man, he began to work as King Saul’s private musician. David’s musical instrument was called the KINNOR, which we usually translate as a lyre or harp. It probably had 10 strings. Each string played a different note on what is called the pentatonic (5 note) scale. It made a soft ...
“And whenever a spirit from God came upon Saul, David would take his harp and play on it, so that Saul found relief; he recovered and the evil spirit left him alone.” ( 1 Samuel 16:14–23) The Hebrew word here translated “harp” is kinnor.
Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him. And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp.
David’s playing on his harp was the only thing that would settle King Saul’s troubled mind. When an evil spirit from God came upon King Saul, David would take his harp and play and King Saul would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
