1Samuel:16
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 ?
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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 .
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And it came to pass ,
when they were come ,
that he looked on Eliab ,
and said ,
Surely the LORD '
S anointed is before him .
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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 .
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Then Jesse called Abinadab ,
and made him pass before Samuel .
And he said ,
Neither hath the LORD chosen this .
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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by .
And he said ,
Neither hath the LORD chosen this .
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Again ,
Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel .
And Samuel said unto Jesse ,
The LORD hath not chosen these .
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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 .
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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 .
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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 .
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But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul ,
and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him .
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And Saul '
s servants said unto him ,
Behold now ,
an evil spirit from God troubleth thee .
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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 .
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And Saul said unto his servants ,
Provide me now a man that can play well ,
and bring him to me .
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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 .
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Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse ,
and said ,
Send me David thy son ,
which is with the sheep .
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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 .
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And David came to Saul ,
and stood before him :
and he loved him greatly ;
and he became his armourbearer .
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And Saul sent to Jesse ,
saying ,
Let David ,
I pray thee ,
stand before me ;
for he hath found favour in my sight .
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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 .