1 Samuel 16
David Anointed
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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 Beth'lehemite: for I have
provided me a king among his sons.
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And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul
hear it, he will kill me. And the LORD said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to
the LORD.
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And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I
will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.
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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?
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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.
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And it came to pass, when they were
come, that he looked on Eli'ab, and said, Surely the LORD's anointed is before him.
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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.
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Then Jesse called Abin'adab, and made him
pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen this.
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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And
he said, Neither hath the LORD chosen
this.
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Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to
pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen these.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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David Plays the Harp
for Saul |
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But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the
LORD troubled him.
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And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold
now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
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Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a
cunning player on a 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.
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And Saul said unto his servants, Provide
me now a man that can play well, and bring him to
me.
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Then answered one of the servants, and
said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth'lehemite, 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.
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Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto
Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the
sheep.
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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.
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And David came to Saul, and stood before
him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his
armor-bearer.
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And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let
David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my
sight.
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And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played
with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil
spirit departed from him.
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