1Samuel:16

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* And the LORD said to Samuel , How long will you mourn for Saul , since I have rejected him from reigning over Israel ? Fill your horn with oil and go . I will send you to Jesse of Bethlehem . For I have seen a king for Me among his sons . * And Samuel said , How can I go ? If Saul hears , he will kill me . And the LORD said , Take a heifer of the herd in your hand with you and say , I have come to sacrifice to the LORD . * And call Jesse to the sacrifice , and I will show you what you shall do . And you shall anoint for Me whomever I name to you . * And Samuel did what the LORD said , and came to Bethlehem . And the elders of the town trembled at his coming and said , Do you come peaceably ? * And he said , Peaceably . I have come to sacrifice to the LORD . Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice . And he sanctified Jesse and his sons , and called them to the sacrifice . * And it happened as they came in , he saw Eliab and said , Surely the LORD 's anointed [is ] before the LORD . * But the LORD said to Samuel , Do not look on his face , nor on his height , because I have refused him . For He does not see as man sees . For man looks on the outward appearance , but the LORD looks on the heart . * And Jesse called Abinadab , and he passed him before Samuel , but he said , Also the LORD has not chosen this one . * And Jesse passed Shammah by , but he said , Also the LORD has not chosen this one . * And Jesse passed seven of his sons before Samuel , but Samuel said to Jesse , The LORD has not chosen these . * And Samuel said to Jesse , Are all the young men here ? And he said , There remains yet the youngest , and behold , he keeps the sheep . And Samuel said to Jesse , Send and bring him , for we will not sit down until he comes here . * And he sent and brought him in . And he [was ] ruddy , with beautiful eyes and good form . And the LORD said , Arise , anoint him . For this is he . * And Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers . And the spirit of the LORD came on David from that day forward . And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah . * But the spirit of the LORD departed from Saul , and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him . * And Saul 's servants said to him , Behold now , an evil spirit from God terrifies you . * Let our lord now command his servants before you to seek out a man who knows to play on a harp . And it shall be , when the evil spirit from God is on you , then he shall play [with ] his hand , and [it shall be ] well with you . * And Saul said to his servants , Now look for me a man who can play well , and bring [him ] to me . * And one of the servants answered and said , Behold , I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing , and a mighty warrior and a man of battle , and prudent in speech . And he is a person of good form , and the LORD [is with him . * And Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said , Send me your son David , who [is ] with the sheep . * And Jesse took an ass [loaded ] with bread and a skin of wine and a kid , and sent [them ] by David his son to Saul . * And David came to Saul and stood before him . And he loved him greatly , and he became his armor-bearer . * And Saul sent to Jesse saying , Please let David stand before me , for he has found favor in my sight . * And it happened when the spirit from God was on Saul , that David took a harp and played with his hand . And there was relief for Saul , and [it was ] well with him , and the evil spirit departed from him .

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