1Samuel:16:14-23
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And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul ,
and an evil spirit from the Lord (
note :)
Gr .
choked him (:
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tormented him .
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And Saul ’
s servants said to him ,
Behold now ,
and evil spirit from the Lord torments thee .
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Let now thy servants speak before thee ,
and let them seek for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp ;
and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp ,
that thou shalt be well ,
and he shall refresh thee .
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And Saul said to his servants ,
Look now out for me a (
note :)
Gr .
man playing skillfully (:
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skillful player ,
and bring him to me .
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And one of his servants answered and said ,
Behold ,
I have seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite ,
and (
note :)
Gr .
him understanding (:
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he understands playing on the harp ,
and the man is prudent ,
and a warrior ,
and wise in speech ,
and the man is handsome ,
and the Lord is with him .
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And Saul sent messengers to Jessae ,
saying ,
Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock .
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And Jessae took a homer of bread ,
and a bottle of wine ,
and one kid of the goats ,
and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul .
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And David went in to Saul ,
and stood before him ;
and he loved him greatly ;
and he became his armour-bearer .
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And Saul sent to Jessae ,
saying ,
Let David ,
I pray thee ,
stand before me ,
for he has found grace in my eyes .
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And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul ,
that David took his harp ,
and played with his hand :
and Saul was refreshed ,
and it was well with him ,
and the evil spirit departed from him .
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