1 Samuel 18:10-11

JPS_ASV_Byz⁽ⁱ⁾ ¹⁰ And it came to pass on the morrow, that an evil spirit from God came mightily upon Saul, and he raved in the midst of the house; and David played with his hand, as he did day by day; and Saul had his spear in his hand. ¹¹ And Saul cast the spear; for he said: 'I will smite David even to the wall.' And David stepped aside out of his presence twice.

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the evil spirit.
1 Samuel 16:14; 1 Samuel 16:15; 1 Samuel 19:9; 1 Samuel 26:19
and he prophesied.{Wyyithnabbai,} rather, "and he pretended to prophesy; for the verb is in {Hithpa\u65533 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.
1 Samuel 19:24; 1 Kings 18:29; 1 Kings 22:12; 1 Kings 22:20-23; Jeremiah 28:2-4; Jeremiah 28:11; Zechariah 13:2-5; Acts 16:16
2 Thessalonians 2:11
played.
1 Samuel 16:16; 1 Samuel 16:23
and there was.{Wehachanith beyad Sh\u65533 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.