1 Samuel 16:15

Study note

Setting — Saul’s servants address him directly, stating that a spirit of distress from God is actively tormenting him. (1 Samuel 16:15)

The words — The Hebrew phrase רֽוּחַ אֱלֹהִ֛ים (Ru.ach Elohim) literally means “spirit of God,” while הִנֵּה נָא (hi.neh na) functions as an emphatic “surely” or “here, please.” (1 Samuel 16:15)

The thread — The servants’ observation connects the king’s present anguish to divine agency, following the departure of the Spirit of the LORD and preceding their proposal to use a harpist to relieve the affliction. (1 Samuel 16:14; 16:16)

Why it lands — The text presents the king’s turmoil as a factual condition requiring a practical remedy, framing divine action as the immediate cause rather than a theological abstraction. (1 Samuel 16:15)

Drafted by a language model from the text, its original words and its cross-references, then checked against them. It can still be wrong: open the verse in the app to report it.