1 Samuel 16:1 Yahweh3068 said559 to Samuel,8050 "How long will you mourn56 for Saul,7586 since I have rejected3988 him from being king4427 over Israel?3478 Fill4390 your horn7161 with oil,8081 and go.3212 I will send7971 you to Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite;1022 for I have provided7200 a king4428 for myself among his sons."1121
1 Samuel 16:2 Samuel8050 said,559 "How can I go?3212 If Saul7586 hears8085 it, he will kill2026 me." Yahweh3068 said,559 "Take3947 a heifer1241 with you,3027 and say,559 I have come935 to sacrifice2076 to Yahweh.30683 Call7121 Jesse3448 to the sacrifice,2077 and I will show3045 you what you shall do.6213 You shall anoint4886 to me him whom I name559 to you."
1 Samuel 16:4 Samuel8050 did6213 that which Yahweh3068 spoke,1696 and came935 to Bethlehem.1035 The elders2205 of the city5892 came7125 to meet him trembling,2729 and said,559 "Do you come935 peaceably?"7965
1 Samuel 16:5 He said,559 "Peaceably;7965 I have come935 to sacrifice2076 to Yahweh.3068 Sanctify6942 yourselves, and come935 with me to the sacrifice."2077 He sanctified6942 Jesse3448 and his sons,1121 and called7121 them to the sacrifice.20776 It happened, when they had come,935 that he looked7200 at Eliab,446 and said,559 "Surely Yahweh's3068 anointed4899 is before him."
1 Samuel 16:7 But Yahweh3068 said559 to Samuel,8050 "Don't look5027 on his face,4758 or on the height1364 of his stature;6967 because I have rejected3988 him: for I see not as man120 sees;7200 for man120 looks7200 at the outward appearance,5869 but Yahweh3068 looks7200 at the heart."38248 Then Jesse3448 called7121 Abinadab,41 and made him pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 He said,559 "Neither has Yahweh3068 chosen977 this one."
9 Then Jesse3448 made Shammah8048 to pass by.5674 He said,559 "Neither has Yahweh3068 chosen977 this one."
10 Jesse3448 made seven7651 of his sons1121 to pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 "Yahweh3068 has not chosen977 these."
11 Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 "Are all8552 your children5288 here?" He said,559 "There remains7604 yet the youngest,6996 and behold, he is keeping7462 the sheep."6629 Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 "Send7971 and get3947 him; for we will not sit down5437 until he comes935 here."6311
1 Samuel 16:12 He sent,7971 and brought him in.935 Now he was ruddy,132 and withal5973 of a beautiful3303 face,5869 and goodly2896 to7210 look on. Yahweh3068 said,559 "Arise,6965 anoint4886 him; for this is he."
1 Samuel 16:13 Then Samuel8050 took3947 the horn7161 of oil,8081 and anointed4886 him in the midst7130 of his brothers:251 and the Spirit7307 of Yahweh3068 came6743 mightily on David1732 from that day3117 forward.4605 So Samuel8050 rose up,6965 and went3212 to Ramah.741414 Now the Spirit7307 of Yahweh3068 departed5493 from Saul,7586 and an evil7451 spirit7307 from Yahweh3068 troubled1204 him.
15 Saul's7586 servants5650 said559 to him, "See now, an evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 troubles1204 you.
16 Let our lord113 now command559 your servants5650 who are before6440 you, to seek out1245 a man376 who is a skillful3045 player5059 on the harp.3658 It shall happen, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 is on you, that he shall play5059 with his hand,3027 and you shall be well."2895
1 Samuel 16:17 Saul7586 said559 to his servants,5650 "Provide7200 me now a man376 who can play5059 well,3190 and bring935 him to me."
1 Samuel 16:18 Then one259 of the young men answered,6030 and said,559 "Behold, I have seen7200 a son1121 of Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite,1022 who is skillful3045 in playing,5059 a mighty1368 man2428 of valor,4421 a man376 of war,4421 prudent995 in speech,1697 and a comely8389 person;376 and Yahweh3068 is with him."
1 Samuel 16:19 Therefore Saul7586 sent7971 messengers4397 to Jesse,3448 and said,559 "Send7971 me David1732 your son,1121 who is with the sheep."6629
1 Samuel 16:20 Jesse3448 took3947 a donkey2543 loaded with bread,3899 and a bottle4997 of wine,3196 and a259 young goat,1423 and sent7971 them by3027 David1732 his son1121 to Saul.758621 David1732 came935 to Saul,7586 and stood5975 before6440 him. He loved157 him greatly;3966 and he became his armor bearer.537522 Saul7586 sent7971 to Jesse,3448 saying,559 "Please let David1732 stand5975 before6440 me; for he has found4672 favor2580 in my sight."586923 It happened, when the spirit7307 from God430 was on Saul,7586 that David1732 took3947 the harp,3658 and played5059 with his hand:3027 so Saul7586 was refreshed,7304 and was well,2895 and the evil7451 spirit7307 departed5493 from him.