Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
KJV
King James Version
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
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
.
“
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
Samuel
said,
How can I go? if
Saul hear it ,
he
will
kill me .
And
the LORD said
, Take an
heifer with thee,
and say, I am
come to sacrifice to the LORD.
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
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
.
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
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
?
“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
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.
When they arrived
, Samuel
saw
Eliab and said, “
Surely here
before
the LORD
is
His
anointed. ”
And
it
came
to
pass,
when they were
come
, that
he
looked
on
Eliab ,
and said, Surely the LORD's
anointed is
before
him
.
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. ”
But the LORD said unto
Samuel, Look
not on
his countenance,
or on
the
height of
his
stature;
because
I have refused
him :
for
the LORD seeth
not as man seeth;
for man looketh
on
the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh
on
the heart.
Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented
him to
Samuel ,
who
said, “
The LORD has
not
chosen this one
either
. ”
Then Jesse called Abinadab ,
and made
him pass
before
Samuel .
And
he
said, Neither
hath
the LORD chosen this.
Next
Jesse presented
Shammah ,
but
Samuel
said, “
The LORD has
not
chosen this one
either
. ”
Then
Jesse made
Shammah to
pass
by.
And
he
said, Neither
hath
the LORD chosen this.
Thus
Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel ,
but
Samuel told
him
, “
The LORD has
not chosen any
of
these. ”
Again,
Jesse made seven of his sons to
pass before Samuel .
And
Samuel said
unto
Jesse
, The LORD hath
not chosen these.
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 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
.
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
. ”
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
.
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.
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.
After
the Spirit of the LORD had
departed from Saul, a
spirit of
distress
from the LORD began
to
torment
him.
But
the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and
an
evil
spirit from the LORD troubled
him.
Saul’s
servants said to
him, “Surely
a
spirit of
distress
from God is
tormenting
you
.
And
Saul's
servants said unto
him, Behold
now,
an
evil
spirit from God troubleth
thee
.
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. ”
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.
And Saul commanded
his servants, “Find
me someone
who
plays
well, and bring him to me. ”
And Saul said
unto
his servants, Provide
me now
a
man
that
can
play
well, and bring him to me.
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. ”
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.
So
Saul sent messengers to
Jesse and said, “
Send me your
son
David, who
is with the sheep. ”
Wherefore
Saul sent messengers unto
Jesse ,
and said, Send me David thy
son
, which
is with the sheep.
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 Jesse took an
ass
laden
with bread, and
a bottle
of wine, and a
kid
, and sent them by
David
his son unto
Saul
.
When
David came to Saul and
entered
his
service
, Saul
admired
him greatly ,
and David
became his armor-bearer
.
And
David came to Saul, and
stood
before
him :
and
he
loved
him
greatly ;
and he
became his armourbearer
.
Then
Saul sent word
to Jesse, saying, “
Let David remain
in
my
service
, for
I am
pleased
with
him
. ”
And
Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray
thee,
stand
before
me;
for
he
hath
found
favor
in
my
sight
.
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.
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.
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