1 Samuel 16:19

1 Samuel 16:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

Context of 1 Samuel 16:19

17Saul agreed and he said to his servants, ‘Find someone who can make good music with a harp. Then bring him to me.’ 18One of the servants said, ‘I know one man who can play a harp very well. He is one of Jesse's sons, who lives in Bethlehem. This man is a brave soldier. He speaks well and he is handsome. The Lord is with him.’ So Saul sent his men to Jesse with this message: ‘Tell your son David to come to me. That is your son who takes care of your sheep.’ 20So Jesse took some loaves of bread, a bag with wine in it, and a young goat. He put them on the back of a donkey and he sent them to Saul with his son David. 21David went to Saul. He became Saul's servant. Saul loved David. David carried Saul's armour for him.

1 Samuel 16:19 word by word

וַיִּשְׁלַ֥ח שָׁא֛וּל מַלְאָכִ֖ים אֶל־יִשָׁ֑י וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁלְחָ֥ה אֵלַ֛י אֶת־דָּוִ֥ד בִּנְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֥ר בַּצֹּֽאן׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore Saulשָׁאוּלshâ'ûl · SaulH7586
• sentשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• messengersמַלְאָךְmal'âk · messengerH4397
• unto Jesseיִשַׁיyishay 'îyshay · JesseH3448
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• me Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• thy sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• with the sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 16:19

• 1 Samuel 16:11Samuel asked Jesse, ‘Are those all of your sons?’ Jesse answered, ‘I have one more son. He is the youngest. He is taking care of my sheep.’ Samuel said, ‘Send someone to bring him here. We cannot continue to offer the sacrifice until he arrives.’
• 1 Samuel 17:15David would sometimes leave Saul and go back home to Bethlehem. He did that to take care of his father's sheep.
• Exodus 3:1Moses worked as a shepherd and he took care of Jethro's sheep. Jethro was his wife's father and he was the priest of Midian. Moses led the sheep to the far side of the desert. He came to Sinai, the mountain of God.
• 1 Kings 19:19Elijah went away from Sinai. He found Shaphat's son, Elisha. Elisha was ploughing a field with 12 pairs of oxen. Elisha himself was using the 12th pair of oxen to plough. Elijah went to Elisha and he threw his robe over him.
• Psalms 78:70Also, he chose his servant, David. He took David away from the fields,
• Psalms 113:8He gives them a seat with princes, the princes who rule his own people.
• Amos 1:1Amos was one of the shepherds who lived in the town of Tekoa. God spoke to him. He showed Amos the things that would happen to the people of Israel. God did that two years before the earthquake came. It was during the time that Uzziah was the king of Judah, and Joash's son, Jeroboam, was the king of Israel. This book tells about the message that Amos received from God.
• Amos 7:14Then Amos answered Amaziah, ‘My job was not as a prophet. My father never did that work. My job was to work as a shepherd. I also took care of fig trees.
• Matthew 4:18One day, Jesus was walking along the shore of Lake Galilee. He saw two men who were brothers. One man was called Simon, and he was also called Peter. His brother's name was Andrew. Their job was to catch fish. They were throwing their nets into the lake to catch fish.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16:19

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 Saul is made a terror to himself. The Spirit of the Lord departed from him. If God and his grace do not rule us, sin and Satan will have possession of us. The devil, by the Divine permission, troubled and terrified Saul, by the corrupt humours of his body, and passions of his mind. He grew fretful, peevish, and discontented, and at times a madman. It is a pity that music, which may be serviceable to the good temper of the mind, should ever be…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-23David replaced Saul as king. David and Saul were alike in these ways: Samuel anointed both. Neither was pursuing the position of king. Both were unlikely choices (Saul was from the smallest tribe, and David was the youngest son). They were both good-looking (1 Samuel 9:2; 16:12). The Spirit rushed upon each when anointed as king (1 Samuel 10:10; 11:6; 16:13). The main difference was that David was "a man after [God's] own heart" (1 Samuel 13:14; compare…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David--In the East the command of a king is imperative; and Jesse, however reluctant and alarmed, had no alternative but to comply.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 16:19

• Demons
• Jesse
• Saul

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• David
• Jesse
• Saul
• Paul, Saul
• Appearance
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• Psalms, Book of
• Samuel, Books of
• Shepherd

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings