1 Samuel 16
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1 Samuel 16:20-22

20JesseH3448 1tookH3947 a donkeyH2543 loaded with breadH3899 and a jugH4997 of wineH3196 and a youngH1423 goatH5795, and sentH7971 them to SaulH7586 by DavidH1732 his sonH1121.

21Then DavidH1732 cameH935 to SaulH7586 and 23attendedH6440 him; and 4Saul lovedH157 him greatlyH3966, and he becameH1961 his armorH3627 bearerH5375.

22SaulH7586 sentH7971 to JesseH3448, sayingH559, “Let DavidH1732 nowH4994 standH5975 beforeH6440 me, for he has foundH4672 favorH2580 in my sightH5869.”

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Notes

  1. 1. 1 Samuel 16:20 1 Sam 10:4, 27; Prov 18:16 ↩
  2. 2. 1 Samuel 16:21 Lit stood before him ↩
  3. 3. 1 Samuel 16:21 Gen 41:46; Prov 22:29 ↩
  4. 4. 1 Samuel 16:21 Lit he ↩

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