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| [1]And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessae, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me. |
[1]AND the LORD said to Samuel, How long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and come; I will send you to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have found for myself a king among his sons. |
| [2]And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shall say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. |
[2]And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said to Samuel, Take a heifer with you, and say, I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. |
| [3]And thou shalt call Jessae to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee. |
[3]And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do; and you shall anoint to me him whom I name unto you. |
| [4]And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably, thou Seer? |
[4]And Samuel did as the LORD had commanded him, and came to Bethlehem of Judah. And the elders of the town went out to meet him, and said, Is your coming peaceable? |
| [5]And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jessae and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice. |
[5]And he said, Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD; sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and invited them to the sacrifice |
| [6]And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him. |
[6]And when they were come, he looked to Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is like him. |
| [7]But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart. |
[7]But the LORD said to Samuel, Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him; for I do not see as man sees; for man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart. |
| [8]And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one. |
[8]Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one. |
| [9]And Jessae caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one. |
[9]Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one. |
| [10]And Jessae caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, the Lord has not chosen these. |
[10]And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD has not chosen these. |
| [11]And Samuel said to Jessae, Hast thou no more sons? And Jessae said, There is yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessae, Send and fetch him for we may not sit down till he comes. |
[11]And Samuel said to Jesse, Are these all the sons you have? And he said to him, There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he is tending the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him here; for I will not leave till he comes here. |
| [12]And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good. |
[12]And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with beautiful eyes, and very handsome. And the LORD said to Samuel, Arise, anoint him; for this is he. |
| [13]And 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: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim. |
[13]Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel rose up and went to Ramtha to his house |
| [14]And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. |
[14]But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from before the LORD troubled him. |
| [15]And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, and evil spirit from the Lord torments thee. |
[15]And Saul's servants said to him, Behold, your servants are before you; |
| [16]Let now thy servants speak before thee, and let them seek for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp; and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp, that thou shalt be well, and he shall refresh thee. |
[16]Let them seek out a man who can play well on the harp; and when the evil spirit is upon you, he will play with his hands, and you shall be well. |
| [17]And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him to me. |
[17]And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me. |
| [18]And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite, and he understands playing on the harp, and the man is prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man is handsome, and the Lord is with him. |
[18]Then one of the young men answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, who is skilful in playing and a mighty valiant man, a man of war and prudent in speech, a handsome man, and the LORD is with him. |
| [19]And Saul sent messengers to Jessae, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock. |
[19]Wherefore King Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David your son; he will be useful to me. |
| [20]And Jessae took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul. |
[20]And Jesse took an ass laden with bread and a skin of wine and a kid of goats, and sent them by David his son to Saul. |
| [21]And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. |
[21]And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer. |
| [22]And Saul sent to Jessae, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes. |
[22]And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David attend me; for he has found favor in my sight. |
| [23]And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and it was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him. |
[23]And whenever the evil spirit from the LORD was upon Saul, David took a harp, and played on it; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him |