23 So whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the stringed instrument and play it with his hand. Then ⌊it would bring relief⌋* for Saul; ⌊he would feel better⌋* and the evil spirit would depart from him.
1 Samuel 16:23 Cross References - LEB
1 Samuel 16:14-16
14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul and an evil spirit from Yahweh tormented him.
15 So the servants of Saul said to him, "Look please, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
16 Please, let our lord command your servants who are before you! Let them seek a man skilled in playing on the lyre. ⌊When⌋* the evil spirit from God is upon you, he can play ⌊on it⌋* and ⌊you will feel better⌋."*
1 Samuel 18:10-11
10 ⌊On⌋* the next day, the evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in the middle of the house. Now David was playing the lyre with his hand on that day ⌊as usual⌋,* and the spear was in Saul's hand.
11 Then Saul hurled the spear and thought, "⌊I will pin David to the wall⌋."* But David eluded him twice.
Matthew 12:43-45
43 "Now whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.*
44 Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came out.' And when it* arrives it finds the house* unoccupied and swept and put in order.
45 Then it goes and brings along with itself seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and* live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first. So it will be for this evil generation also!"
Luke 11:24-26
24 "Whenever an unclean spirit has gone out of a person, it travels through waterless places searching for rest, and does not find it.* It says,* 'I will return to my house from which I came out.'
25 And when it* arrives it finds the house* swept and put in order.
26 Then it goes and brings along seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and* live there. And the last state of that person becomes worse than the first!"