1 Samuel

Chapter 16

1 And the LORD3068 said559 to Samuel,8050 How5704 long5704 will you mourn56 for Saul,7586 seeing I have rejected3988 him from reigning4427 over5921 Israel?3478 fill4390 your horn7161 with oil,8081 and go,3212 I will send7971 you to Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite:1022 for I have provided7200 me a king4428 among his sons.1121

2 And Samuel8050 said,559 How349 can I go?3212 if Saul7586 hear8085 it, he will kill2026 me. And the LORD3068 said,559 Take3947 an heifer5697 with you, and say,559 I am come935 to sacrifice2076 to the LORD.3068

3 And call7121 Jesse3448 to the sacrifice,2077 and I will show3045 you what853 834 you shall do:6213 and you shall anoint4886 to me him whom834 I name559 to you.

4 And Samuel8050 did6213 that which834 the LORD3068 spoke,1696 and came935 to Bethlehem.1035 And the elders2205 of the town7023 trembled2729 at his coming,7122 and said,559 Come935 you peaceably?7965

5 And he said,559 Peaceably:7965 I am come935 to sacrifice2076 to the LORD:3068 sanctify6942 yourselves, and come935 with me to the sacrifice.2077 And he sanctified6942 Jesse3448 and his sons,1121 and called7121 them to the sacrifice.2077

6 And it came1961 to pass, when they were come,935 that he looked7200 on Eliab,446 and said,559 Surely389 the LORD's3068 anointed4899 is before5048 him.

7 But the LORD3068 said559 to Samuel,8050 Look5027 not on413 his countenance,4758 or on the height1364 of his stature;6967 because3588 I have refused3988 him: for the LORD3068 sees not as man120 sees;7200 for man120 looks7200 on the outward5869 appearance,5869 but the LORD3068 looks7200 on the heart.3824

8 Then Jesse3448 called7121 Abinadab,41 and made him pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 And he said,559 Neither1571 3808 has the LORD3068 chosen977 this.2088

9 Then Jesse3448 made Shammah8048 to pass5674 by. And he said,559 Neither1571 3808 has the LORD3068 chosen977 this.2088

10 Again, Jesse3448 made seven7651 of his sons1121 to pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 And Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 The LORD3068 has not chosen977 these.428

11 And Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 Are here8552 all8552 your children?5288 And he said,559 There remains7604 yet5750 the youngest,3996 and, behold,2009 he keeps7462 the sheep.6629 And Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 Send7971 and fetch3947 him: for we will not sit5437 down till5704 he come935 here.6311

12 And he sent,7971 and brought935 him in. Now he was ruddy,132 and with5973 of a beautiful3303 countenance,5869 and goodly2896 to look7210 to. And the LORD3068 said,559 Arise,6965 anoint4886 him: for this2088 is he.

13 Then Samuel8050 took3947 the horn7161 of oil,8081 and anointed4886 him in the middle7130 of his brothers:251 and the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came6743 on David1732 from that day3117 forward.4605 So Samuel8050 rose6965 up, and went3212 to Ramah.7414

14 But the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 departed5493 from Saul,7586 and an evil7451 spirit7307 from the LORD3068 troubled1204 him.

15 And Saul's7586 servants5650 said559 to him, Behold2009 now,4994 an evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 troubles1204 you.

16 Let our lord113 now4994 command559 your servants,5650 which are before6440 you, to seek1245 out a man,376 who is a cunning3045 player5059 on an harp:3658 and it shall come1961 to pass, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 is on you, that he shall play5059 with his hand,3027 and you shall be well.2895

17 And Saul7586 said559 to his servants,5650 Provide7200 me now4994 a man376 that can play5059 well,3190 and bring935 him to me.

18 Then answered6030 one259 of the servants,5288 and said,559 Behold,2009 I have seen7200 a son1121 of Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite,1022 that is cunning3045 in playing,5059 and a mighty1368 valiant2428 man,376 and a man376 of war,4421 and prudent995 in matters,1697 and a comely8389 person,376 and the LORD3068 is with him.

19 Why Saul7586 sent7971 messengers4397 to Jesse,3448 and said,559 Send7971 me David1732 your son,1121 which834 is with the sheep.6629

20 And Jesse3448 took3947 an ass2543 laden5375 with bread,3899 and a bottle4997 of wine,3196 and a kid,1423 5795 and sent7971 them by David1732 his son1121 to Saul.7586

21 And David1732 came935 to Saul,7586 and stood5975 before6440 him: and he loved157 him greatly;3966 and he became1961 his armor bearer.5375 3627

22 And Saul7586 sent7971 to Jesse,3448 saying,559 Let David,1732 I pray4994 you, stand5975 before6440 me; for he has found4672 favor2580 in my sight.5869

23 And it came1961 to pass, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 was on Saul,7586 that David1732 took3947 an harp,3658 and played5059 with his hand:3027 so Saul7586 was refreshed,7304 and was well,2895 and the evil7451 spirit7307 departed5493 from him.

1 Samuel

Chapter 16

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? 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 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 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 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 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, 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 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.

9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.

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 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 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 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 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, your servants are before you;

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, Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.

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 Wherefore King Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David your son; he will be useful to me.

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 came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David attend me; for he has found favor in my sight.

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.

1 Samuel

Chapter 16

1 Samuel

Chapter 16

1 And the LORD3068 said559 to Samuel,8050 How5704 long5704 will you mourn56 for Saul,7586 seeing I have rejected3988 him from reigning4427 over5921 Israel?3478 fill4390 your horn7161 with oil,8081 and go,3212 I will send7971 you to Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite:1022 for I have provided7200 me a king4428 among his sons.1121

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 Samuel8050 said,559 How349 can I go?3212 if Saul7586 hear8085 it, he will kill2026 me. And the LORD3068 said,559 Take3947 an heifer5697 with you, and say,559 I am come935 to sacrifice2076 to the LORD.3068

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 call7121 Jesse3448 to the sacrifice,2077 and I will show3045 you what853 834 you shall do:6213 and you shall anoint4886 to me him whom834 I name559 to you.

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 Samuel8050 did6213 that which834 the LORD3068 spoke,1696 and came935 to Bethlehem.1035 And the elders2205 of the town7023 trembled2729 at his coming,7122 and said,559 Come935 you peaceably?7965

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,559 Peaceably:7965 I am come935 to sacrifice2076 to the LORD:3068 sanctify6942 yourselves, and come935 with me to the sacrifice.2077 And he sanctified6942 Jesse3448 and his sons,1121 and called7121 them to the sacrifice.2077

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 came1961 to pass, when they were come,935 that he looked7200 on Eliab,446 and said,559 Surely389 the LORD's3068 anointed4899 is before5048 him.

6 And when they were come, he looked to Eliab, and said, Surely the LORD'S anointed is like him.

7 But the LORD3068 said559 to Samuel,8050 Look5027 not on413 his countenance,4758 or on the height1364 of his stature;6967 because3588 I have refused3988 him: for the LORD3068 sees not as man120 sees;7200 for man120 looks7200 on the outward5869 appearance,5869 but the LORD3068 looks7200 on the heart.3824

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 Then Jesse3448 called7121 Abinadab,41 and made him pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 And he said,559 Neither1571 3808 has the LORD3068 chosen977 this.2088

8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.

9 Then Jesse3448 made Shammah8048 to pass5674 by. And he said,559 Neither1571 3808 has the LORD3068 chosen977 this.2088

9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, Neither has the LORD chosen this one.

10 Again, Jesse3448 made seven7651 of his sons1121 to pass5674 before6440 Samuel.8050 And Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 The LORD3068 has not chosen977 these.428

10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, The LORD has not chosen these.

11 And Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 Are here8552 all8552 your children?5288 And he said,559 There remains7604 yet5750 the youngest,3996 and, behold,2009 he keeps7462 the sheep.6629 And Samuel8050 said559 to Jesse,3448 Send7971 and fetch3947 him: for we will not sit5437 down till5704 he come935 here.6311

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,7971 and brought935 him in. Now he was ruddy,132 and with5973 of a beautiful3303 countenance,5869 and goodly2896 to look7210 to. And the LORD3068 said,559 Arise,6965 anoint4886 him: for this2088 is he.

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 Then Samuel8050 took3947 the horn7161 of oil,8081 and anointed4886 him in the middle7130 of his brothers:251 and the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came6743 on David1732 from that day3117 forward.4605 So Samuel8050 rose6965 up, and went3212 to Ramah.7414

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 But the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 departed5493 from Saul,7586 and an evil7451 spirit7307 from the LORD3068 troubled1204 him.

14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from before the LORD troubled him.

15 And Saul's7586 servants5650 said559 to him, Behold2009 now,4994 an evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 troubles1204 you.

15 And Saul's servants said to him, Behold, your servants are before you;

16 Let our lord113 now4994 command559 your servants,5650 which are before6440 you, to seek1245 out a man,376 who is a cunning3045 player5059 on an harp:3658 and it shall come1961 to pass, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 is on you, that he shall play5059 with his hand,3027 and you shall be well.2895

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 Saul7586 said559 to his servants,5650 Provide7200 me now4994 a man376 that can play5059 well,3190 and bring935 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 Then answered6030 one259 of the servants,5288 and said,559 Behold,2009 I have seen7200 a son1121 of Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite,1022 that is cunning3045 in playing,5059 and a mighty1368 valiant2428 man,376 and a man376 of war,4421 and prudent995 in matters,1697 and a comely8389 person,376 and the LORD3068 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 Why Saul7586 sent7971 messengers4397 to Jesse,3448 and said,559 Send7971 me David1732 your son,1121 which834 is with the sheep.6629

19 Wherefore King Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David your son; he will be useful to me.

20 And Jesse3448 took3947 an ass2543 laden5375 with bread,3899 and a bottle4997 of wine,3196 and a kid,1423 5795 and sent7971 them by David1732 his son1121 to Saul.7586

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 David1732 came935 to Saul,7586 and stood5975 before6440 him: and he loved157 him greatly;3966 and he became1961 his armor bearer.5375 3627

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

22 And Saul7586 sent7971 to Jesse,3448 saying,559 Let David,1732 I pray4994 you, stand5975 before6440 me; for he has found4672 favor2580 in my sight.5869

22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David attend me; for he has found favor in my sight.

23 And it came1961 to pass, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 was on Saul,7586 that David1732 took3947 an harp,3658 and played5059 with his hand:3027 so Saul7586 was refreshed,7304 and was well,2895 and the evil7451 spirit7307 departed5493 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.