1Samuel - Chapter 16 | King James Version (KJV)

  • 1. 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.
  • 2. And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear {cf15I it}, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
  • 3. And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me {cf15I him} whom I name unto thee.
  • 4. 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?
  • 5. 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.
  • 6. And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed {cf15I is} before him.
  • 7. But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for {cf15I the LORD seeth} not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.
  • 8. Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
  • 9. 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 {cf15I 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.
  • 12. And he sent, and brought him in. Now he {cf15I was} ruddy, {cf15I and} withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said, Arise, anoint him: for this {cf15I 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, {cf15I which are} before thee, to seek out a man, {cf15I 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 {cf15I him} to me.
  • 18. Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, {cf15I 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 {cf15I is} with him.
  • 19. Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which {cf15I is} with the sheep.
  • 20. And Jesse took an ass {cf15I laden} with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent {cf15I 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 {cf15I 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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