1And the LORD3068 said559 unto Samuel8050, How long wilt thou mourn56 for Saul7586, seeing I have rejected3988 him from reigning4427 over Israel3478? fill4390 thine horn7161 with oil8081, and go3212, I will send7971 thee to Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite1022: for I have provided7200 me a king4428 among his sons1121.
2And Samuel8050 said559, How can I go3212? if Saul7586 hear8085 it, he will kill2026 me. And the LORD3068 said559, Take3947 an heifer1241 5697 with thee3027, and say559, I am come935 to sacrifice2076 to the LORD3068.
3And call7121 Jesse3448 to the sacrifice2077, and I will shew3045 thee what thou shalt do6213: and thou shalt anoint4886 unto me him whom I name559 unto thee.
4And Samuel8050 did6213 that which the LORD3068 spake1696, and came935 to Bethlehem1035. And the elders2205 of the town5892 trembled2729 at his coming7125, and said559, Comest935 thou peaceably7965?
5And he said559, Peaceably7965: I am come935 to sacrifice2076 unto the LORD3068: sanctify6942 yourselves, and come935 with me to the sacrifice2077. And he sanctified6942 Jesse3448 and his sons1121, and called7121 them to the sacrifice2077.
6And it came to pass, when they were come935, that he looked7200 on Eliab446, and said559, Surely the LORD'S3068 anointed4899 is before him.
7But the LORD3068 said559 unto Samuel8050, Look5027 not on his countenance4758, or on the height1364 of his stature6967; because I have refused3988 him: for the LORD seeth not as man120 seeth7200; for man120 looketh7200 on the outward appearance5869, but the LORD3068 looketh7200 on the heart3824.
8Then Jesse3448 called7121 Abinadab41, and made him pass5674 before6440 Samuel8050. And he said559, Neither hath the LORD3068 chosen977 this.
9Then Jesse3448 made Shammah8048 to pass by5674. And he said559, Neither hath the LORD3068 chosen977 this.
10Again, Jesse3448 made seven7651 of his sons1121 to pass5674 before6440 Samuel8050. And Samuel8050 said559 unto Jesse3448, The LORD3068 hath not chosen977 these.
11And Samuel8050 said559 unto Jesse3448, Are here all8552 thy children5288? And he said559, There remaineth7604 yet the youngest6996, and, behold, he keepeth7462 the sheep6629. And Samuel8050 said559 unto Jesse3448, Send7971 and fetch3947 him: for we will not sit down5437 till he come935 hither6311.
12And he sent7971, and brought him in935. Now he was ruddy132, and withal5973 of a beautiful3303 countenance5869, and goodly2896 to look to7210. And the LORD3068 said559, Arise6965, anoint4886 him: for this is he.
13Then Samuel8050 took3947 the horn7161 of oil8081, and anointed4886 him in the midst7130 of his brethren251: and the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 came6743 upon David1732 from that day3117 forward4605. So Samuel8050 rose up6965, and went3212 to Ramah7414.
14But the Spirit7307 of the LORD3068 departed5493 from Saul7586, and an evil7451 spirit7307 from the LORD3068 troubled1204 him.
15And Saul's7586 servants5650 said559 unto him, Behold now, an evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 troubleth1204 thee.
16Let our lord113 now command559 thy servants5650, which are before6440 thee, to seek out1245 a man376, who is a cunning3045 player5059 on an harp3658: and it shall come to pass, when the evil7451 spirit7307 from God430 is upon thee, that he shall play5059 with his hand3027, and thou shalt be well2895.
17And Saul7586 said559 unto his servants5650, Provide7200 me now a man376 that can play5059 well3190, and bring935 him to me.
18Then answered6030 one259 of the servants5288, and said559, Behold, I have seen7200 a son1121 of Jesse3448 the Bethlehemite1022, that is cunning3045 in playing5059, and a mighty1368 valiant man2428, and a man376 of war4421, and prudent995 in matters1697, and a comely8389 person376, and the LORD3068 is with him.
19Wherefore Saul7586 sent7971 messengers4397 unto Jesse3448, and said559, Send7971 me David1732 thy son1121, which is with the sheep6629.
20And Jesse3448 took3947 an ass2543 laden with bread3899, and a bottle4997 of wine3196, and a259 kid1423 5795, and sent7971 them by3027 David1732 his son1121 unto Saul7586.
21And David1732 came935 to Saul7586, and stood5975 before6440 him: and he loved157 him greatly3966; and he became his armourbearer5375 3627.
22And Saul7586 sent7971 to Jesse3448, saying559, Let David1732, I pray thee, stand5975 before6440 me; for he hath found4672 favour2580 in my sight5869.
23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit7307 from God430 was upon Saul7586, that David1732 took3947 an harp3658, and played5059 with his hand3027: so Saul7586 was refreshed7304, and was well2895, and the evil7451 spirit7307 departed5493 from him.