1 Samuel 16

1And Jehovah saidH559 to SamuelH8050, How long wilt thou mournH56 for SaulH7586, seeingH7200 I have rejectedH3988 him from reigning over IsraelH3478? fillH4390 thy hornH7161 with oilH8081, and goH7971, I will sendH7971 thee to JesseH3448 the Bethlehemite; for I have provided me a kingH4428 among his sonsH1121. 2And SamuelH8050 saidH559, HowH349 shall I goH935? if SaulH7586 hearH8085 [it], he will killH2026 me. And Jehovah saidH559, TakeH3947 a heiferH5697 with thee, and sayH559, I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2076 to Jehovah. 3And callH7121 JesseH3448 to the sacrificeH2077, and I will tell thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anointH4886 unto me him whom I name unto thee. 4And SamuelH8050 did what Jehovah saidH559, and cameH935 to Bethlehem. And the eldersH2205 of the cityH5892 cameH935 tremblingH2729 to meetH7122 him, and saidH559, Dost thou comeH935 peaceably? 5And he saidH559, Peaceably: I am comeH935 to sacrificeH2077 to Jehovah. Hallow yourselves, and comeH935 with me to the sacrificeH2077. And he hallowed JesseH3448 and his sonsH1121, and calledH7121 them to the sacrificeH2077. 6And it cameH935 to pass when they wereH1961 comeH935, that he lookedH7200 on EliabH446, and saidH559, SurelyH389 Jehovah's anointedH4899 is before him. 7But Jehovah saidH559 to SamuelH8050, LookH7200 not on his countenance, or on the heightH6967 of his statureH6967; because I have rejectedH3988 him; for it is not as manH120 seeth; for manH120 looketh upon the outward appearanceH4758, but Jehovah looketh upon the heartH3824. 8Then JesseH3448 calledH7121 AbinadabH41, and made him passH5674 before SamuelH8050. And he saidH559, Neither has Jehovah chosenH977 this oneH2088. 9Then JesseH3448 made ShammahH8048 passH5674 by. And he saidH559, Neither has Jehovah chosenH977 this oneH2088. 10And JesseH3448 made sevenH7651 of his sonsH1121 passH5674 before SamuelH8050. And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, Jehovah has not chosenH977 these. 11And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, Are these all the youngH5288 menH5288? And he saidH559, There is yetH5750 the youngestH6996 remainingH7604, and behold, he is feeding the sheepH6629. And SamuelH8050 saidH559 to JesseH3448, SendH7971 and fetch him; for we will not sit at table till he comeH935 hither. 12And he sentH7971 and broughtH935 him in. And he was ruddy, and besides of a lovely countenance and beautifulH3303 appearanceH5869. And Jehovah saidH559, AriseH6965, anointH4886 him; for this is he. 13And SamuelH8050 tookH3947 the hornH7161 of oilH8081, and anointedH4886 him in the midstH7130 of his brethren. And the SpiritH7307 of Jehovah came upon DavidH1732 from that dayH3117 forward. And SamuelH8050 roseH6965 up, and went to RamahH7414. 14And the SpiritH7307 of Jehovah departedH5493 from SaulH7586, and an evilH7451 spiritH7307 from Jehovah troubled him. 15And Saul's servantsH5650 saidH559 to him, Behold now, an evilH7451 spiritH7307 from 1GodH430 troubles thee. 16Let our lordH113 now speak; thy servantsH5650 are before thee: they shall seekH1245 out a manH376, a skilful player on a harpH3658; and it shall come to pass, when the evilH7451 spiritH7307 from 2GodH430 is upon thee, that he shall playH5059 with his handH3027, and thou shalt beH1961 wellH2895. 17And SaulH7586 saidH559 to his servantsH5650, Provide me now a manH376 that can playH5059 wellH3190, and bringH935 him to me. 18And oneH259 of the youngH5288 menH376 answered and saidH559, Behold, I have seenH7200 a sonH1121 of JesseH3448 the Bethlehemite, who is skilledH995 in playingH5059, and he is a valiant manH376 and a manH376 of warH4421, and skilledH995 in speech, and of good presence, and Jehovah is with him. 19Then SaulH7586 sentH7971 messengersH4397 to JesseH3448 and saidH559, SendH7971 me DavidH1732 thy sonH1121, who is with the sheepH6629. 20And JesseH3448 tookH3947 an ass with breadH3899, and a flask of wineH3196, and a kid, and sentH7971 [them] by DavidH1732 his sonH1121 to SaulH7586. 21And DavidH1732 cameH935 to SaulH7586, and stoodH5975 before him; and he lovedH157 him greatly; and he becameH1961 his armour-bearer. 22And SaulH7586 sentH7971 to JesseH3448, sayingH559, Let DavidH1732, I pray thee, standH5975 before me; for he has foundH4672 favour in my sight. 23And it came to pass, when the [evilH7451] spiritH7307 from 3GodH430 wasH1961 upon SaulH7586, that DavidH1732 tookH3947 the harpH3658, and playedH5059 with his handH3027; and SaulH7586 wasH1961 refreshed, and wasH1961 wellH2895, and the evilH7451 spiritH7307 departedH5493 from him.