¹⁶ Let our lord now command your servants ^(A)who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will ^(B)play it, and you will be well.”

¹⁰ The next day ^(A)a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and ^(B)he raved within his house while David was ^(C)playing the lyre, as he did day by day. ^(D)Saul had his spear in his hand.

^9 (A)Then a harmful spirit from the Lord came upon Saul, as he sat in his house with his spear in his hand. ^(B)And David was playing the lyre.

¹⁵ But now ^(A)bring me a musician.” And when the musician played, ^(B)the hand of the Lord came upon him.