King James Version
1 Samuel 16:21-23
21And Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,and stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440him: and he lovedוַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֣הֽוּvai.ye.'e.ha.Ve.huH157him greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966;and he became his armourbearerנֹשֵׂ֥א כֵלִֽים׃no.Se' khe.LimH3627H5375.
22And Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to Jesseיִשַׁ֖יyi.ShaiH3448,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Let Davidדָוִד֙da.VidH1732,I pray thee, standיַעֲמָד־ya.'a.mod-H5975beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me; for he hath foundמָ֥צָאMa.tza'H4672favourחֵ֖ןchenH2580in my sightבְּעֵינָֽי׃be.'ei.NaiH5869.
23And it came to pass, when the evilspiritרֽוּחַ־Ru.ach-H7307from Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430was upon Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586,that Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732tookוְלָקַ֥חve.la.KachH3947an harpהַכִּנּ֖וֹרha.ki.NorH3658,and playedוְנִגֵּ֣ןve.ni.GenH5059with his handבְּיָד֑וֹbe.ya.DoH3027:so Saulלְשָׁאוּל֙le.sha.'UlH7586was refreshedוְרָוַ֤חve.ra.VachH7304,and was wellH2895,and the evilהָרָעָֽה׃ פha.ra.'AhH7451spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307departedוְסָ֥רָהve.Sa.rahH5493from him.
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
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