And the LORD said
unto Samuel
, How long wilt thou mourn
for Saul
, seeing I have rejected
him from reigning
over Israel
? fill
thine horn
with oil
, and go
, I will send
thee to Jesse
the Bethlehemite
: for I have provided
me a king
among his sons
.
And Samuel said
, How can I go
? if Saul
hear
it , he will kill
me. And the LORD
said
, Take
an heifer
with thee
, and say
, I am come
to sacrifice
to the LORD
.
And call Jesse
to the sacrifice
, and I will shew
thee what thou shalt do
: and thou shalt anoint
unto me him whom I name
unto thee.
And Samuel did
that which the LORD
spake
, and came
to Bethlehem
. And the elders
of the town
trembled
at his coming
, and said
, Comest
thou peaceably
?
And he said, Peaceably
: I am come
to sacrifice
unto the LORD
: sanctify
yourselves, and come
with me to the sacrifice
. And he sanctified
Jesse
and his sons
, and called
them to the sacrifice
.
And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked
on Eliab
, and said
, Surely the LORD'S
anointed
is before him.
But the LORD said
unto Samuel
, Look
not on his countenance
, or on the height
of his stature
; because I have refused
him: for the LORD seeth not as man
seeth
; for man
looketh
on the outward appearance
, but the LORD
looketh
on the heart
.
Then Jesse called
Abinadab
, and made him pass
before
Samuel
. And he said
, Neither hath the LORD
chosen
this.
Then Jesse made Shammah
to pass by
. And he said
, Neither hath the LORD
chosen
this.
Again, Jesse made seven
of his sons
to pass
before
Samuel
. And Samuel
said
unto Jesse
, The LORD
hath not chosen
these.
And Samuel said
unto Jesse
, Are here all
thy children
? And he said
, There remaineth
yet the youngest
, and, behold, he keepeth
the sheep
. And Samuel
said
unto Jesse
, Send
and fetch
him: for we will not sit down
till he come
hither
.
And he sent, and brought him in
. Now he was ruddy
, and withal
of a beautiful
countenance
, and goodly
to look to
. And the LORD
said
, Arise
, anoint
him: for this is he.
Then Samuel took
the horn
of oil
, and anointed
him in the midst
of his brethren
: and the Spirit
of the LORD
came
upon David
from that day
forward
. So Samuel
rose up
, and went
to Ramah
.
But the Spirit of the LORD
departed
from Saul
, and an evil
spirit
from the LORD
troubled
him.
And Saul's servants
said
unto him, Behold now, an evil
spirit
from God
troubleth
thee.
Let our lord now command
thy servants
, which are before
thee, to seek out
a man
, who is a cunning
player
on an harp
: and it shall come to pass, when the evil
spirit
from God
is upon thee, that he shall play
with his hand
, and thou shalt be well
.
And Saul said
unto his servants
, Provide
me now a man
that can play
well
, and bring
him to me.
Then answered one
of the servants
, and said
, Behold, I have seen
a son
of Jesse
the Bethlehemite
, that is cunning
in playing
, and a mighty
valiant man
, and a man
of war
, and prudent
in matters
, and a comely
person
, and the LORD
is with him.
Wherefore Saul sent
messengers
unto Jesse
, and said
, Send
me David
thy son
, which is with the sheep
.
And Jesse took
an ass
laden with bread
, and a bottle
of wine
, and a
kid
, and sent
them by
David
his son
unto Saul
.
And David came
to Saul
, and stood
before
him: and he loved
him greatly
; and he became his armourbearer
.
And Saul sent
to Jesse
, saying
, Let David
, I pray thee, stand
before
me; for he hath found
favour
in my sight
.
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God
was upon Saul
, that David
took
an harp
, and played
with his hand
: so Saul
was refreshed
, and was well
, and the evil
spirit
departed
from him.