1Samuel16

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(1sa 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.
(1sa 16:2) 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.
(1sa 16:3) 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.
(1sa 16:4) 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?
(1sa 16:5) 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.
(1sa 16:6) And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed {is} before him.
(1sa 16:7) 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.
(1sa 16:8) Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
(1sa 16:9) Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
(1sa 16:10) Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.
(1sa 16:11) 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.
(1sa 16:12) 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.
(1sa 16:13) 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.
(1sa 16:14) But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
(1sa 16:15) And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
(1sa 16:16) 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.
(1sa 16:17) And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring {him} to me.
(1sa 16:18) 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.
(1sa 16:19) Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which {is} with the sheep.
(1sa 16:20) 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.
(1sa 16:21) And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
(1sa 16:22) And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
(1sa 16:23) 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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