Verse
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American Standard Version
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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.
Now
the
LORD
said to
Samuel, “
How long are
you
going
to
mourn for Saul, since
I have rejected him as
king over Israel? Fill your
horn with oil and go .
I am
sending
you
to Jesse of
Bethlehem,
for I have selected
from
his sons a
king
for
Myself
. ”
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
.
“
How can I go? ”
Samuel
asked.
“
Saul will
hear of
it and
kill me !”
The
LORD
answered
, “
Take a heifer with you
and say, ‘
I have
come to sacrifice to the
LORD
. ’
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
.
Then
invite
Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you
what you
are
to
do .
You
are
to
anoint for
Me the
one
I indicate
. ”
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
?
So
Samuel did what
the
LORD
had
said
and went
to Bethlehem
. When
the elders of the town
met
him, they
trembled
and asked
, “Do
you
come
in
peace
? ”
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.
“In
peace
, ”
he
replied.
“
I have
come to sacrifice to
the
LORD.
Consecrate
yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. ”
Then
he consecrated
Jesse and his sons and invited
them to the sacrifice.
And
it
came
to
pass,
when they were
come
, that
he
looked
on
Eliab ,
and said, Surely Jehovah's
anointed
is
before him
.
When they arrived
, Samuel
saw
Eliab and said, “
Surely here
before the
LORD
is
His
anointed
. ”
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.
But the
LORD
said to
Samuel, “Do
not consider
his appearance
or height ,
for
I have rejected him ;
the
LORD
does
not see
as man does.
For man sees
the outward appearance, but the LORD
sees
the
heart. ”
Then Jesse called Abinadab ,
and made
him pass
before
Samuel .
And
he
said, Neither
hath
Jehovah
chosen this.
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented
him to
Samuel ,
who
said, “The
LORD
has
not
chosen this one
either
. ”
Then
Jesse made
Shammah to
pass
by.
And
he
said, Neither
hath
Jehovah
chosen this.
Next
Jesse presented
Shammah ,
but
Samuel
said, “The
LORD
has
not
chosen this one
either
. ”
And
Jesse made seven of his sons to
pass before Samuel .
And
Samuel said
unto
Jesse
, Jehovah
hath
not chosen these.
Thus
Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel ,
but
Samuel told
him
, “The
LORD
has
not chosen any
of
these. ”
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
.
And Samuel asked
him
, “
Are these
all the
sons
you
have
? ”
“
There is
still
the youngest, ”
Jesse
replied
, “but
he is tending
the sheep. ”
“
Send for
him ,”
Samuel
replied.
“
For we will not sit down to
eat
until
he arrives
. ”
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.
So
Jesse
sent for
his
youngest
son
and brought him in. He was ruddy, with
beautiful eyes
and a
handsome
appearance
. And the
LORD
said, “Rise
and
anoint him ,
for he is
the
one
. ”
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.
So
Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence
of his brothers,
and the Spirit of the
LORD
rushed
upon David from that day forward. Then
Samuel set
out
and went to Ramah.
Now
the Spirit of Jehovah
departed from Saul, and
an
evil
spirit from Jehovah
troubled
him.
After
the Spirit of the
LORD
had
departed from Saul, a
spirit of
distress
from the
LORD
began
to
torment
him.
And
Saul's
servants said unto
him, Behold
now,
an
evil
spirit from God troubleth
thee
.
Saul’s
servants said to
him, “Surely
a
spirit of
distress
from God is
tormenting
you
.
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.
Let our lord command your
servants here
to seek out someone
who can
skillfully
play
the harp .
Whenever
the spirit of
distress
from God is upon you
, he is
to
play it
, and you
will
be well. ”
And Saul said
unto
his servants, Provide
me now
a
man
that
can
play
well, and bring him to me.
And Saul commanded
his servants, “Find
me someone
who
plays
well, and bring him to me. ”
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.
One of the servants
answered
, “
I have seen a son of Jesse of
Bethlehem
who
knows
how
to
play
the harp.
He
is a mighty man of valor, a warrior
, eloquent
and handsome
, and the
LORD
is with him. ”
Wherefore
Saul sent messengers unto
Jesse ,
and said, Send me David
thy
son, who is with the sheep.
So
Saul sent messengers to
Jesse and said, “
Send me your
son David
, who is with the sheep. ”
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
.
And Jesse took a
donkey
loaded
with bread, a skin
of wine, and one
young
goat
, and sent them to
Saul
with
his son David
.
And
David came to Saul ,
and stood
before
him:
and
he
loved
him greatly ;
and he
became his armorbearer
.
When
David came to Saul and entered
his
service,
Saul
admired
him greatly ,
and David
became his armor-bearer
.
And
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David ,
I
pray
thee,
stand
before
me;
for
he
hath
found
favor
in my sight
.
Then
Saul sent word
to Jesse, saying, “
Let David remain
in my service,
for
I
am
pleased
with
him
. ”
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.
And whenever
the spirit from God came
upon Saul, David would
pick
up
his
harp and play
, and Saul
would
become
well, and the spirit of
distress
would
depart
from him.
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