Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this (16:9)

Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these (16:10)

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 (16:11)

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 (16:12)

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 (16:13)

But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him (16:14)

And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee (16:15)

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 (16:16)

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me (16:17)

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 (16:18)

Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep (16:19)

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 (16:20)

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer (16:21)

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight (16:22)

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 (16:23)

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