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     * the evil spirit.
     # 16:14,15; 19:9; 26:19|
     * and he prophesied.
       {Wyyithnabbai,} rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the
       verb is in {Hithpa(896c),} 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.

     # 19:24; 1Ki 18:29; 22:12,20-23; Jer 28:2-4,11; Zec 13:2-5; Ac 16:16|
     # 2Th 2:11|
     * played.
     # 16:16,23|
     * and there was.
       {Wehachanith beyad Sh(846f)ol,} 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.