1 Kings 11:6
And the spirit of the Lord came upon Saul, when he had heard these words, and his anger was exceedingly kindled.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Et insilivit spiritus Domini in Saul cum audisset verba hæc, et iratus est furor ejus nimis.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐφήλατο πνεῦμα Κυρίου ἐπὶ Σαούλ, ὡς ἤκουσεν τὰ ῥήματα ταῦτα, καὶ ἐθυμώθη ἐπ᾽ αὐτοὺς ὀργὴ αὐτοῦ σφόδρα.
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַתִּצְלַ֤ח רֽוּחַ אֱלֹהִים֙ עַל שָׁא֔וּל בשמעו אֶת הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַיִּ֥חַר אַפּ֖וֹ מְאֹֽד
Haydock's commentary
Spirit of fortitude, prudence, and zeal. (Haydock)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.
The Fathers on this verse
St John Chrysostom A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles, Homily IV on Acts ii. 1, 2
But observe how those men also were first shown to be worthy, and then received the Spirit as worthy. Thus, for instance, David: what he did among the sheepfolds, the same he did after his victory and trophy; that it might be shown how simple and absolute was his faith. Again, see Moses despising royalty, and forsaking all, and after forty years taking the lead of the people ( Exod. ii. 11 ); and Samuel occupied there in the temple ( 1 Sam. iii. 3 ); Elisha leaving all ( 1 Kings xix. 21 ); Ezekiel again, made manifest by what happened thereafter. In this manner, you see, did these also leave all that they had. They learnt also what human infirmity is, by what they suffered; they learnt that it was not in vain they had done these good works. ( 1 Sam. ix. and xi. 6 .) Even Saul, having first obtained witness that he was good, thereafter received the Spirit. …