1 Samuel 16 KJV
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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 Beth-lehemite: for I have provided me a king among his sons. Reign of Saul God Jacob Jesse Samuel Samuel Saul Bethlehem
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. Reign of Saul God Samuel Samuel Saul
And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me [him] whom I name unto thee. Reign of Saul Jesse
And Samuel did that which the LORD spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably? Reign of Saul God Samuel Samuel Bethlehem
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. Reign of Saul God Jesse
¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed [is] before him. Reign of Saul God Eliab
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. Reign of Saul God Samuel Samuel
Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this. Reign of Saul God Jesse Shammah
Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these. Reign of Saul God Jesse Samuel Samuel
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. Reign of Saul Jesse Samuel Samuel
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. Reign of Saul God
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. Reign of Saul God Samuel Samuel David Holy Spirit Mizpah Ramah
¶ But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. Reign of Saul God Saul Holy Spirit
And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. Reign of Saul God Saul
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. Reign of Saul God
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me. Reign of Saul Saul
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, [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. Reign of Saul God Jesse Bethlehem
¶ Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep. Reign of Saul Jesse Saul 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. Reign of Saul Jesse Saul David
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. Reign of Saul Saul David
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. Reign of Saul Jesse Saul David
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. Reign of Saul God Saul David