1 Samuel 18:10-11
evil spirit <07307 07451> [the evil spirit.]
prophesied <05012> [and he prophesied.]
{Wyyithnabbai,} rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the verb is in {Hithpa‰l,} the signification of which conjugation is not only reflex action, but also affectation of the action: Jer 29:26, 27. The meaning seems to be, that Saul, influenced by the evil spirit, feigned to be prophesying, the better to conceal his murderous intentions, and to render David unsuspicious.
playing <05059> [played.]
spear <02595> [and there was.]
{Wehachanith beyad Sh„ool,} rather, "and the javelin was in the hand of Saul;" for the javelin or spear was the emblem of regal authority; and kings had it always in their hand, as may be seen represented on ancient monuments. In ancient times, says Justin, kings used a spear instead of a sceptre.
threw ... spear <02904 02595> [cast the javelin.]
David ...... David <01732> [And David.]
Matthew 12:43-45
When <3752> [when.]
Had there been no reality in demoniacal possessions, as some have supposed, our Lord would scarcely have appealed to a case of this kind here, to point out the real state of the Jewish people, and their approaching desolation. Had this been only a vulgar error, of the nonsense of which the learned scribes and wise Pharisees must have been convinced, the case, not being in point, because not true, must have been treated with contempt by the very people for whose conviction it was designed.
an unclean <169> [the unclean.]
it passes <1330> [he.]
waterless <504> [dry.]
looking <2212> [seeking.]
<3450> [my.]
it finds <2147> [he findeth.]
seven <2033> [seven.]
more evil <4191> [more.]
and ............ and .......... last state <2532 2078> [and the.]
way <3779> [Even.]
And so it was; for they became worse and worse, as if totally abandoned to diabolical influence, till the besom of destruction swept them away.
Luke 11:24-26
an unclean <169> [the unclean.]
it passes <1330> [he walketh.]
waterless <504> [dry.]
looking <2212> [seeking.]
I will return <5290> [I will.]
it finds <2147> [he findeth.]
<4191> [more.]
and .......... and .......... last <2532 2078> [and the.]
