Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
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
Jehovah
saith
unto
Samuel, `Till
when
art
thou
mourning
for Saul, and
I have rejected him from
reigning
over Israel? fill thy
horn with oil ,
and go ,
I send
thee
unto
Jesse the
Beth-Lehemite
, for I have seen
among
his sons for Myself a
king
.
“
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
saith,
`
How do
I go? when
Saul hath
heard,
then
he
hath
slain
me .'
And
Jehovah
saith
, `
A heifer of
the
herd
thou
dost
take
in
thy
hand,
and hast
said
, To sacrifice to Jehovah
I
have
come;
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
thou
hast
called
for
Jesse in
the sacrifice, and I cause
thee
to know
that
which
thou
dost
do ,
and
thou
hast
anointed
to Me him
of
whom
I speak
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 doth
that
which
Jehovah
hath
spoken,
and cometh
in
to Beth-Lehem,
and
the elders of the city
tremble
to
meet
him, and `one'
saith
, `Is
thy
coming
peace? '
“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 saith,
`Peace;
to sacrifice to Jehovah
I
have
come,
sanctify
yourselves ,
and ye
have
come in
with me to the sacrifice ;'
and
he sanctifieth
Jesse and his sons ,
and calleth
them to the sacrifice.
When
they
arrived
, Samuel
saw
Eliab and said
, “
Surely here
before the
LORD
is His anointed. ”
And
it
cometh
to
pass
, in
their
coming
in,
that
he
seeth
Eliab ,
and saith
, `
Surely ,
before Jehovah
`
is '
His anointed. '
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. ”
And
Jehovah
saith
unto
Samuel, `Look
not unto
his appearance ,
and
unto
the
height of
his
stature
, for I have rejected him; for
`it
is'
not as man seeth
--
for man looketh
at
the eyes
, and
Jehovah
looketh
at
the heart. '
Then
Jesse called
Abinadab and presented
him to Samuel ,
who
said
, “The
LORD
has
not
chosen
this one
either
. ”
And
Jesse calleth
unto
Abinadab ,
and causeth
him to pass
by
before
Samuel ;
and
he
saith
, `Also
on
this Jehovah
hath
not
fixed
. '
Next
Jesse presented
Shammah, but
Samuel
said
, “The
LORD
has
not
chosen
this one
either
. ”
And
Jesse causeth
Shammah to
pass
by
, and
he
saith
, `Also
on
this Jehovah
hath
not
fixed
. '
Thus
Jesse made
seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but
Samuel told
him
, “The
LORD
has
not chosen
any
of
these. ”
And
Jesse causeth
seven of his sons to
pass by
before Samuel, and
Samuel saith
to
Jesse
, `Jehovah
hath
not fixed
on
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 saith
unto
Jesse
, `
Are the young
men
finished
? '
and
he
saith,
`Yet
hath
been
left
the youngest ;
and
lo
, he delighteth
himself
among
the flock;'
and
Samuel
saith
unto
Jesse,
`
Send and
take
him, for we do
not turn
round
till
his
coming
in
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
sendeth,
and
bringeth
him in ,
and
he `is'
ruddy, with beauty
of
eyes ,
and of
good
appearance ;
and Jehovah
saith
, `
Rise ,
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
.
And
Samuel taketh
the horn of oil ,
and anointeth
him in the midst
of his brethren
, and prosper
over
David
doth
the Spirit of Jehovah
from that day and
onwards;
and
Samuel riseth
and goeth
to Ramath
.
After
the Spirit of the
LORD
had
departed
from Saul, a spirit of distress
from the
LORD
began
to
torment
him .
And
the Spirit of Jehovah
turned
aside
from Saul, and
a spirit of sadness
from Jehovah
terrified
him ;
Saul’s
servants said
to
him, “Surely
a spirit of distress
from God is tormenting
you.
and
the
servants of
Saul
say
unto
him, `Lo,
we
pray
thee,
a spirit of sadness
`
from '
God is terrifying
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 command ,
we
pray
thee,
thy
servants before
thee,
they
seek a
skilful
man,
playing
on
a
harp ,
and
it
hath
come
to
pass,
in
the spirit of sadness
`
from '
God being
upon thee
, that
he hath
played
with
his
hand
, and `it
is'
well with
thee
. '
And Saul commanded
his servants, “Find
me someone
who
plays
well ,
and
bring
him to
me. ”
And Saul saith
unto
his servants, `Provide,
I
pray
you,
for
me a
man
playing
well --
then
ye
have
brought
`
him '
in
unto
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. ”
And
one of the servants answereth
and
saith
, `Lo,
I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite,
skilful
in
playing,
and
a mighty virtuous
man, and
a man
of
battle
, and intelligent
in
word
, and a
man
of
form,
and
Jehovah
`
is '
with him. '
So
Saul sent
messengers to
Jesse and said
, “
Send me your
son
David, who is with the sheep
. ”
And
Saul sendeth
messengers unto
Jesse ,
and saith
, `
Send unto
me David thy
son
, who `
is '
with the flock
. '
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 taketh
an
ass,
`
with '
bread, and
a bottle
of wine, and one kid
of
the
goats
, and sendeth
by
the
hand
of
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 cometh
in
unto
Saul ,
and standeth
before
him
, and
he
loveth
him greatly ;
and he
is
a
bearer of
his
weapons
.
Then
Saul sent
word
to
Jesse, saying, “
Let David remain
in
my
service
, for
I am
pleased
with
him
. ”
And
Saul sendeth
unto
Jesse, saying, `
Let David, I pray
thee,
stand
before
me,
for
he
hath
found
grace
in
mine
eyes
. '
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
hath
come
to
pass,
in
the spirit of
`sadness
from '
God being
on
Saul, that
David hath
taken
the
harp ,
and played
with
his
hand
, and Saul hath
refreshment
and
gladness
, and the spirit of sadness
hath
turned
aside
from off
him.
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