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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.
02 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.
03 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.
04 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?
05 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.
06 And it came to pass, when they were come, that
he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's
anointed is before him.
07 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.
08 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass
before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord
chosen this.
09 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he
said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
10 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass
before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The
Lord hath not chosen these.
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.
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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.
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.
14 But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul,
and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now,
an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
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.
17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me
now a man that can play well, and bring him to
me.
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.
19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and
said, Send me David thy son, which is with the
sheep.
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.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him:
and he loved him greatly; and he became his
armourbearer.
22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I
pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found
favour in my sight.
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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