| 1 And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul,
seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with
oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided
me a king among his sons. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear
it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am
come to sacrifice to Jehovah. 3 And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I
will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I
name unto thee. 4 And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to
Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said,
Comest thou peaceably? 5 And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice
unto Jehovah: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he
sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
6 And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and
said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him. 7 But Jehovah said unto
Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because
I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man
looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.
8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he
said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this. 9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass
by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this. 10 And Jesse made seven
of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah 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 is
keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we
will not sit down till he come hither. 12 And he sent, and brought him in.
Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look
upon. And Jehovah 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 Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel
rose up, and went to Ramah. 14 Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from
Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah 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, that are before thee, to seek out a man
who is a skilful player on the 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 young
men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is
skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent
in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him. 19 Wherefore Saul
sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who 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 armorbearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray
thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight. 23 And it came
to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took
the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and
the evil spirit departed from him.
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