Jehovah had withdrawn his spirit from Saul, and thus the king was often subject to a bad spirit ​ — fits of anger, suspicion, and violence.
به همین دلیل روحیه‌ای منفی به همراه خصوصیاتی همچون خشونت ،‏ سوءظن و بدگمانی بر شاؤل تسلّط یافت .‏