1 Samuel 16:1 And the LORD3068 said559 unto Samuel,8050 How long wilt thou mourn56 for Saul,7586 seeing I have rejected3988 him from reigning4427 over Israel?3478 fill4390 thine horn7161 with oil,8081 and go,3212 I will send7971 thee to Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite:1022 for I have provided7200 me a king4428 among his sons.1121 cr 2 And Samuel8050 said,559 How can I go?3212 if Saul7586 hear8085 it, he will kill2026 me. And the LORD3068 said,559 Take3947 an heifer1241 5697 with thee,3027{Heb. in thine hand} and say,559 I am come935 to sacrifice2076 to the LORD.3068 cr 3 And call7121 Jesse3448 to the sacrifice,2077 and I will shew3045 thee what thou shalt do:6213 and thou shalt anoint4886 unto me him whom I name559 unto thee. cr 4 And Samuel8050 did6213 that which the LORD3068 spake,1696 and came935 to Bethlehem.1035 And the elders2205 of the town5892 trembled2729 at his coming,7125{Heb. meeting} and said,559 Comest935 thou peaceably?7965 cr 5 And he said,559 Peaceably:7965 I am come935 to sacrifice2076 unto the LORD:3068 sanctify6942 yourselves, and come935 with me to the sacrifice.2077 And he sanctified6942 Jesse3448 and his sons,1121 and called7121 them to the sacrifice.2077 cr

1 Samuel 16:6 And it came to pass, when they were come,935 that he looked7200 on Eliab,446 and said,559 Surely the LORD'S3068 anointed4899 is before him. cr 7 But the LORD3068 said559 unto Samuel,8050 Look5027 not on his countenance,4758 or on the height1364 of his stature;6967 because I have refused3988 him: for the LORD seeth not as man120 seeth;7200 for man120 looketh7200 on the outward appearance,5869{Heb. eyes} but the LORD3068 looketh7200 on the heart.3824 cr 8 Then Jesse3448 called7121 Abinadab,41 and made him pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 And he said,559 Neither hath the LORD3068 chosen977 this. cr 9 Then Jesse3448 made Shammah8048 to pass by.5674 And he said,559 Neither hath the LORD3068 chosen977 this. cr 10 Again, Jesse3448 made seven7651 of his sons1121 to pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 And Samuel8050 said559 unto Jesse,3448 The LORD3068 hath not chosen977 these. cr 11 And Samuel8050 said559 unto Jesse,3448 Are here all8552 thy children?5288 And he said,559 There remaineth7604 yet the youngest,6996 and, behold, he keepeth7462 the sheep.6629 And Samuel8050 said559 unto Jesse,3448 Send7971 and fetch3947 him: for we will not sit down5437{Heb. round} till he come935 hither.6311 cr 12 And he sent,7971 and brought him in.935 Now he was ruddy,132 and withal5973 of a beautiful3303 countenance,5869{fair of eyes} and goodly2896 to look to.7210 And the LORD3068 said,559 Arise,6965 anoint4886 him: for this is he. cr 13 Then Samuel8050 took3947 the horn7161 of oil,8081 and anointed4886 him in the midst7130 of his brethren:251 and the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came6743 upon David1732 from that day3117 forward.4605 So Samuel8050 rose up,6965 and went3212 to Ramah.7414 cr

1 Samuel 16:14 But the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 departed5493 from Saul,7586 and an evil7451 spirit7307 from the LORD3068 troubled1204{Or, terrified} him. cr 15 And Saul's7586 servants5650 said559 unto him, Behold now, an evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 troubleth1204 thee. cr 16 Let our lord113 now command559 thy servants,5650 which are before6440 thee, to seek out1245 a man,376 who is a cunning3045 player5059 on an harp:3658 and it shall come to pass, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 is upon thee, that he shall play5059 with his hand,3027 and thou shalt be well.2895 cr 17 And Saul7586 said559 unto his servants,5650 Provide7200 me now a man376 that can play5059 well,3190 and bring935 him to me. cr 18 Then answered6030 one259 of the servants,5288 and said,559 Behold, I have seen7200 a son1121 of Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite,1022 that is cunning3045 in playing,5059 and a mighty1368 valiant man,2428 and a man376 of war,4421 and prudent995 in matters,1697{Or, speech} and a comely8389 person,376 and the LORD3068 is with him. cr

1 Samuel 16:19 Wherefore Saul7586 sent7971 messengers4397 unto Jesse,3448 and said,559 Send7971 me David1732 thy son,1121 which is with the sheep.6629 cr 20 And Jesse3448 took3947 an ass2543 laden with bread,3899 and a bottle4997 of wine,3196 and a259 kid,1423 5795 and sent7971 them by3027 David1732 his son1121 unto Saul.7586 cr 21 And David1732 came935 to Saul,7586 and stood5975 before6440 him: and he loved157 him greatly;3966 and he became his armourbearer.5375 3627 cr 22 And Saul7586 sent7971 to Jesse,3448 saying,559 Let David,1732 I pray thee, stand5975 before6440 me; for he hath found4672 favour2580 in my sight.5869 cr 23 And it came to pass, when the evil spirit7307 from God430 was upon Saul,7586 that David1732 took3947 an harp,3658 and played5059 with his hand:3027 so Saul7586 was refreshed,7304 and was well,2895 and the evil7451 spirit7307 departed5493 from him. cr