Bible, King James Version
1_Samuel
1Sam.16
[1] And the LORD said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou
mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over
Israel? fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to
Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided me a king among his
sons.
[2] And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he
Will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and
say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
[3] And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee
what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name
unto thee.
[4] And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to
Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and
said, Comest thou peaceably?
[5] And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto
the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.
And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the
sacrifice.
[6] And it came to pass, when they were come, that he
looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before
him.
[7] But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his
countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have
refused him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh
on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
[8] Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before
Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[9] Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said,
Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
[10] Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before
Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen
these.
[11] And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy
children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and,
behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send
and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither.
[12] And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy,
and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And
the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
[13] Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in
the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORD came upon
David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to
Ramah.
[14] But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an
evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
[15] And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an
evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
[16] Let our lord now command thy servants, which are
before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an
harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is
upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be
well.
[17] And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man
that can play well, and bring him to me.
[18] Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold,
I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in
playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent
in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.
[19] Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said,
Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
[20] And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle
of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
[21] And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he
loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
[22] And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray
thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
[23] And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God
was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand:
so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed
from him.
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