16:23 So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone. 4
1 tn This apparently refers to the instructions given by Samuel in 1 Sam 10:8. If so, several years had passed. On the relationship between chs. 10 and 13, see V. P. Long, The Art of Biblical History (FCI), 201-23.
2 tn Heb “dispersed from upon him”; NAB, NRSV “began to slip away.”
3 tn Heb “the guard of the equipment.”
5 tn Heb “would turn aside from upon him.”
7 tn Heb “he had not tested.”