1Sa 18:10-11, 2Sa 12:11-12, 24:1, 1Ki 22:21-22, 1Ch 21:1 | ESV | STEP | The next day a harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul , and he raved within his house while David was playing the lyre , as he did day by day . Saul had his spear in his hand .

1 Samuel 18:10-11

10 The next day ^aa harmful spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and ^bhe raved within his house while David was ^cplaying the lyre, as he did day by day. ^dSaul had his spear in his hand. 11 And Saul ^ehurled the spear, for he thought, “I will pin David to the wall.” But David evaded him twice.

2 Samuel 12:11-12

11 Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you out of your own house. And I will take your wives before your eyes and give them to your neighbor, and he shall lie with your wives in the sight of this sun. 12 For you did it secretly, ^fbut I will do this thing before all Israel and before the sun.’”

2 Samuel 24:1

David’s Census

1 ^g, ^hAgain the anger of the Lord was kindled against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, ⁱ“Go, number Israel and Judah.”

1 Kings 22:21-22

21 Then a spirit came forward and stood before the Lord, saying, ‘I will entice him.’ 22 And the Lord said to him, ‘By what means?’ And he said, ‘I will go out, and will be ^ja lying spirit in the mouth of all his prophets.’ And he said, ‘You are to entice him, and you shall succeed; go out and do so.’

1 Chronicles 21:1

David’s Census Brings Pestilence

1 ^kThen ^lSatan stood against Israel and incited David to number Israel.