Holy Bible
(King James Version)
First
Samuel: Chapter 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 Beth-lehemite: 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 Beth-lehem.
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 E-li-ab,
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 A-bin-a-dab, 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.
17. Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to
seek out a man, who is a cunning player on the 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 Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty
valiant man, 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 armour-bearer.
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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