16:1 And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Samuel 8050, How long wilt thou mourn 56 8693 for Saul 7586, seeing I have rejected 3988 8804 him from reigning 4427 8800 over Israel 3478? fill 4390 8761 thine horn 7161 with oil 8081, and go 3212 8798, I will send 7971 8799 thee to Jesse 3448 the Bethlehemite 1022: for I have provided 7200 8804 me a king 4428 among his sons 1121.

16:2 And Samuel 8050 said 559 8799, How can I go 3212 8799? if Saul 7586 hear 8085 8804 [it], he will kill 2026 8804 me. And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799, Take 3947 8799 an heifer 1241 5697 with thee 3027, and say 559 8804, I am come 935 8804 to sacrifice 2076 8800 to the LORD 3068.(with thee: Heb. in thine hand)

16:3 And call 7121 8804 Jesse 3448 to the sacrifice 2077, and I will shew 3045 8686 thee what thou shalt do 6213 8799: and thou shalt anoint 4886 8804 unto me [him] whom I name 559 8799 unto thee.

16:4 And Samuel 8050 did 6213 8799 that which the LORD 3068 spake 1696 8765, and came 935 8799 to Bethlehem 1035. And the elders 2205 of the town 5892 trembled 2729 8799 at his coming 7125 8800, and said 559 8799, Comest 935 8800 thou peaceably 7965?(coming: Heb. meeting)

16:5 And he said 559 8799, Peaceably 7965: I am come 935 8804 to sacrifice 2076 8800 unto the LORD 3068: sanctify 6942 8690 yourselves, and come 935 8804 with me to the sacrifice 2077. And he sanctified 6942 8762 Jesse 3448 and his sons 1121, and called 7121 8799 them to the sacrifice 2077.

16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come 935 8800, that he looked 7200 8799 on Eliab 446, and said 559 8799, Surely the LORD'S 3068 anointed 4899 [is] before him.(Eliab: called Elihu)

16:7 But the LORD 3068 said 559 8799 unto Samuel 8050, Look 5027 8686 not on his countenance 4758, or on the height 1364 of his stature 6967; because I have refused 3988 8804 him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man 120 seeth 7200 8799; for man 120 looketh 7200 8799 on the outward appearance 5869, but the LORD 3068 looketh 7200 8799 on the heart 3824.(outward…: Heb. eyes)

16:8 Then Jesse 3448 called 7121 8799 Abinadab 41, and made him pass 5674 8686 before 6440 Samuel 8050. And he said 559 8799, Neither hath the LORD 3068 chosen 977 8804 this.

16:9 Then Jesse 3448 made Shammah 8048 to pass by 5674 8686. And he said 559 8799, Neither hath the LORD 3068 chosen 977 8804 this.

16:10 Again, Jesse 3448 made seven 7651 of his sons 1121 to pass 5674 8686 before 6440 Samuel 8050. And Samuel 8050 said 559 8799 unto Jesse 3448, The LORD 3068 hath not chosen 977 8804 these.

16:11 And Samuel 8050 said 559 8799 unto Jesse 3448, Are here all 8552 8804 [thy] children 5288? And he said 559 8799, There remaineth 7604 8804 yet the youngest 6996, and, behold, he keepeth 7462 8802 the sheep 6629. And Samuel 8050 said 559 8799 unto Jesse 3448, Send 7971 8798 and fetch 3947 8798 him: for we will not sit down 5437 8799 till he come 935 8800 hither 6311.(down: Heb. round)

16:12 And he sent 7971 8799, and brought him in 935 8686. Now he [was] ruddy 132, [and] withal 5973 of a beautiful 3303 countenance 5869, and goodly 2896 to look to 7210. And the LORD 3068 said 559 8799, Arise 6965 8798, anoint 4886 8798 him: for this [is] he.(of a…: Heb. fair of eyes)

16:13 Then Samuel 8050 took 3947 8799 the horn 7161 of oil 8081, and anointed 4886 8799 him in the midst 7130 of his brethren 251: and the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 came 6743 8799 upon David 1732 from that day 3117 forward 4605. So Samuel 8050 rose up 6965 8799, and went 3212 8799 to Ramah 7414.

16:14 But the Spirit 7307 of the LORD 3068 departed 5493 8804 from Saul 7586, and an evil 7451 spirit 7307 from the LORD 3068 troubled 1204 8765 him.(troubled: or, terrified)

16:15 And Saul's 7586 servants 5650 said 559 8799 unto him, Behold now, an evil 7451 spirit 7307 from God 430 troubleth 1204 8764 thee.

16:16 Let our lord 113 now command 559 8799 thy servants 5650, [which are] before 6440 thee, to seek out 1245 8762 a man 376, [who is] a cunning 3045 8802 player 5059 8764 on an harp 3658: and it shall come to pass, when the evil 7451 spirit 7307 from God 430 is upon thee, that he shall play 5059 8765 with his hand 3027, and thou shalt be well 2895 8804.

16:17 And Saul 7586 said 559 8799 unto his servants 5650, Provide 7200 8798 me now a man 376 that can play 5059 8763 well 3190 8688, and bring 935 8689 [him] to me.

16:18 Then answered 6030 8799 one 259 of the servants 5288, and said 559 8799, Behold, I have seen 7200 8804 a son 1121 of Jesse 3448 the Bethlehemite 1022, [that is] cunning 3045 8802 in playing 5059 8763, and a mighty 1368 valiant man 2428, and a man 376 of war 4421, and prudent 995 8737 in matters 1697, and a comely 8389 person 376, and the LORD 3068 [is] with him.(matters: or, speech)

16:19 Wherefore Saul 7586 sent 7971 8799 messengers 4397 unto Jesse 3448, and said 559 8799, Send 7971 8798 me David 1732 thy son 1121, which [is] with the sheep 6629.

16:20 And Jesse 3448 took 3947 8799 an ass 2543 [laden] with bread 3899, and a bottle 4997 of wine 3196, and a 259 kid 1423 5795, and sent 7971 8799 [them] by 3027 David 1732 his son 1121 unto Saul 7586.

16:21 And David 1732 came 935 8799 to Saul 7586, and stood 5975 8799 before 6440 him: and he loved 157 8799 him greatly 3966; and he became his armourbearer 5375 8802 3627.

16:22 And Saul 7586 sent 7971 8799 to Jesse 3448, saying 559 8800, Let David 1732, I pray thee, stand 5975 8799 before 6440 me; for he hath found 4672 8804 favour 2580 in my sight 5869.

16:23 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit 7307 from God 430 was upon Saul 7586, that David 1732 took 3947 8804 an harp 3658, and played 5059 8765 with his hand 3027: so Saul 7586 was refreshed 7304 8804, and was well 2895 8804, and the evil 7451 spirit 7307 departed 5493 8804 from him.

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