1Sa 16:23 Cross References

1 Samuel 16:23

23: And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.

1 Samuel 16:14

  1. Now the Spirit of the LORD had left Saul, and the LORD sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear.
  2. Some of Saul's servants suggested a remedy. "It is clear that a spirit from God is tormenting you," they said.
  3. "Let us find a good musician to play the harp for you whenever the tormenting spirit is bothering you. The harp music will quiet you, and you will soon be well again."

1 Samuel 18:10

  1. The very next day, in fact, a tormenting spirit from God overwhelmed Saul, and he began to rave like a madman. David began to play the harp, as he did whenever this happened. But Saul, who had a spear in his hand,
  2. suddenly hurled it at David, intending to pin him to the wall. But David jumped aside and escaped. This happened another time, too,

Luke 11:24

  1. "When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, searching for rest. But when it finds none, it says, 'I will return to the person I came from.'
  2. So it returns and finds that its former home is all swept and clean.
  3. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before."

Matthew 12:43

  1. "When an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.
  2. Then it says, 'I will return to the person I came from.' So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and clean.
  3. Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation."
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