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1 Samuel 16

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And the LORDh3068 saidh559h8799 unto Samuelh8050, How long wilt thou mournh56h8693 for Saulh7586, seeing I have rejectedh3988h8804 him from reigningh4427h8800 over Israelh3478? fillh4390h8761 thine hornh7161 with oilh8081, and goh3212h8798, I will sendh7971h8799 thee to Jesseh3448 the Bethlehemiteh1022: for I have providedh7200h8804 me a kingh4428 among his sonsh1121.

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And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799, How can I goh3212h8799? if Saulh7586 hearh8085h8804 it , he will killh2026h8804 me. And the LORDh3068 saidh559h8799, Takeh3947h8799 an heiferh1241h5697 with theeh3027, and sayh559h8804, I am comeh935h8804 to sacrificeh2076h8800 to the LORDh3068. with thee: Heb. in thine hand

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And callh7121h8804 Jesseh3448 to the sacrificeh2077, and I will shewh3045h8686 thee what thou shalt doh6213h8799: and thou shalt anointh4886h8804 unto me him whom I nameh559h8799 unto thee.

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And Samuelh8050 didh6213h8799 that which the LORDh3068 spakeh1696h8765, and cameh935h8799 to Bethlehemh1035. And the eldersh2205 of the townh5892 trembledh2729h8799 at his comingh7125h8800, and saidh559h8799, Comesth935h8800 thou peaceablyh7965? coming: Heb. meeting

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And he saidh559h8799, Peaceablyh7965: I am comeh935h8804 to sacrificeh2076h8800 unto the LORDh3068: sanctifyh6942h8690 yourselves, and comeh935h8804 with me to the sacrificeh2077. And he sanctifiedh6942h8762 Jesseh3448 and his sonsh1121, and calledh7121h8799 them to the sacrificeh2077.

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And it came to pass, when they were comeh935h8800, that he lookedh7200h8799 on Eliabh446, and saidh559h8799, Surely the LORD'Sh3068 anointedh4899 is before him. Eliab: called Elihu

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But the LORDh3068 saidh559h8799 unto Samuelh8050, Lookh5027h8686 not on his countenanceh4758, or on the heighth1364 of his statureh6967; because I have refusedh3988h8804 him: for the LORD seeth not as manh120 seethh7200h8799; for manh120 lookethh7200h8799 on the outward appearanceh5869, but the LORDh3068 lookethh7200h8799 on the hearth3824. outward...: Heb. eyes

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Then Jesseh3448 calledh7121h8799 Abinadabh41, and made him passh5674h8686 beforeh6440 Samuelh8050. And he saidh559h8799, Neither hath the LORDh3068 chosenh977h8804 this.

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Then Jesseh3448 made Shammahh8048 to pass byh5674h8686. And he saidh559h8799, Neither hath the LORDh3068 chosenh977h8804 this. Shammah: Shimeah, also called, Shimma

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Again, Jesseh3448 made sevenh7651 of his sonsh1121 to passh5674h8686 beforeh6440 Samuelh8050. And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799 unto Jesseh3448, The LORDh3068 hath not chosenh977h8804 these.

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And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799 unto Jesseh3448, Are here allh8552h8804 thy childrenh5288? And he saidh559h8799, There remainethh7604h8804 yet the youngesth6996, and, behold, he keepethh7462h8802 the sheeph6629. And Samuelh8050 saidh559h8799 unto Jesseh3448, Sendh7971h8798 and fetchh3947h8798 him: for we will not sit downh5437h8799 till he comeh935h8800 hitherh6311. down: Heb. round

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And he senth7971h8799, and brought him inh935h8686. Now he was ruddyh132, and withalh5973 of a beautifulh3303 countenanceh5869, and goodlyh2896 to look toh7210. And the LORDh3068 saidh559h8799, Ariseh6965h8798, anointh4886h8798 him: for this is he. of a...: Heb. fair of eyes

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Then Samuelh8050 tookh3947h8799 the hornh7161 of oilh8081, and anointedh4886h8799 him in the midsth7130 of his brethrenh251: and the Spirith7307 of the LORDh3068 cameh6743h8799 upon Davidh1732 from that dayh3117 forwardh4605. So Samuelh8050 rose uph6965h8799, and wenth3212h8799 to Ramahh7414.

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But the Spirith7307 of the LORDh3068 departedh5493h8804 from Saulh7586, and an evilh7451 spirith7307 from the LORDh3068 troubledh1204h8765 him. troubled: or, terrified

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And Saul'sh7586 servantsh5650 saidh559h8799 unto him, Behold now, an evilh7451 spirith7307 from Godh430 troublethh1204h8764 thee.

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Let our lordh113 now commandh559h8799 thy servantsh5650, which are beforeh6440 thee, to seek outh1245h8762 a manh376, who is a cunningh3045h8802 playerh5059h8764 on an harph3658: and it shall come to pass, when the evilh7451 spirith7307 from Godh430 is upon thee, that he shall playh5059h8765 with his handh3027, and thou shalt be wellh2895h8804.

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And Saulh7586 saidh559h8799 unto his servantsh5650, Provideh7200h8798 me now a manh376 that can playh5059h8763 wellh3190h8688, and bringh935h8689 him to me.

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Then answeredh6030h8799 oneh259 of the servantsh5288, and saidh559h8799, Behold, I have seenh7200h8804 a sonh1121 of Jesseh3448 the Bethlehemiteh1022, that is cunningh3045h8802 in playingh5059h8763, and a mightyh1368 valiant manh2428, and a manh376 of warh4421, and prudenth995h8737 in mattersh1697, and a comelyh8389 personh376, and the LORDh3068 is with him. matters: or, speech

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Wherefore Saulh7586 senth7971h8799 messengersh4397 unto Jesseh3448, and saidh559h8799, Sendh7971h8798 me Davidh1732 thy sonh1121, which is with the sheeph6629.

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And Jesseh3448 tookh3947h8799 an assh2543 laden with breadh3899, and a bottleh4997 of wineh3196, and ah259 kidh1423h5795, and senth7971h8799 them byh3027 Davidh1732 his sonh1121 unto Saulh7586.

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And Davidh1732 cameh935h8799 to Saulh7586, and stoodh5975h8799 beforeh6440 him: and he lovedh157h8799 him greatlyh3966; and he became his armourbearerh5375h8802h3627.

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And Saulh7586 senth7971h8799 to Jesseh3448, sayingh559h8800, Let Davidh1732, I pray thee, standh5975h8799 beforeh6440 me; for he hath foundh4672h8804 favourh2580 in my sighth5869.

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And it came to pass, when the evil spirith7307 from Godh430 was upon Saulh7586, that Davidh1732 tookh3947h8804 an harph3658, and playedh5059h8765 with his handh3027: so Saulh7586 was refreshedh7304h8804, and was wellh2895h8804, and the evilh7451 spirith7307 departedh5493h8804 from him.



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