1Samuel:16

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* And the LORD said unto Samuel Sh @muw #el #, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul Sha #uwl #, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel Yisra #el #? fill thine horn with oil , and go , I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite Beyth hal-Lachmiy #: for I have provided me a king among his sons . * And Samuel said , How can I go ? if Saul hear it , he will kill me . And the LORD said , Take an heifer baqar # with thee , and say , I am come to sacrifice to the LORD . * 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 . * And Samuel did that which the LORD spake , and came to Bethlehem Beyth . And the elders of the town trembled at his coming , and said , Comest thou peaceably ? * 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 . * And it came to pass , when they were come , that he looked on Eliab #Eliy #ab #, and said , Surely the LORDS anointed is before him . * But the LORD said unto Samuel Sh @muw #el #, Look not on his countenance mar #eh #, 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 . * Then Jesse called Abinadab , and made him pass before Samuel Sh @muw #el #. And he said , Neither hath the LORD chosen this . * Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by . And he said , Neither hath the LORD chosen this . * Again , Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel Sh @muw #el #. And Samuel said unto Jesse , The LORD hath not chosen these . * And Samuel said unto Jesse , Are here all thy children na #ar #? And he said , There remaineth yet the youngest , and , behold , he keepeth the sheep tso #n #. And Samuel said unto Jesse , Send and fetch him : for we will not sit down till he come hither . * And he sent , and brought him in . Now he was ruddy , and withal of a beautiful countenance , and goodly to look to ro #iy #. And the LORD said , Arise , anoint him : for this is he . * 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 ma #al #. So Samuel rose up , and went to Ramah . * But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul Sha #uwl #, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him . * And Sauls servants said unto him , Behold now , an evil spirit from God troubleth thee . * 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 . * And Saul said unto his servants , Provide me now a man that can play well , and bring him to me . * Then answered one of the servants na #ar #, and said , Behold , I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite Beyth hal-Lachmiy #, 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 . * Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse , and said , Send me David thy son , which is with the sheep tso #n #. * And Jesse took an ass laden with bread , and a bottle of wine , and a kid g @diy #, and sent them by David his son unto Saul Sha #uwl #. * And David came to Saul Sha #uwl #, and stood before him : and he loved him greatly m @#od #; and he became his armourbearer . * And Saul sent to Jesse , saying , Let David , I pray thee , stand before me ; for he hath found favour in my sight . * And it came to pass , when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul Sha #uwl #, 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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