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1Samuel 16
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16The LORD said to Samuel, "How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and be on your way; I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem. I have chosen one of his sons to be king."H3068H559H8050H56H7586H3988H4427H3478H4390H7161H8081H3212H7971H3448H1022H7200H4428H1121
2But Samuel said, "How can I go? If Saul hears about it, he will kill me." The LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'H8050H559H3212H7586H8085H2026H3068H559H3947H1241H5697H3027H559H935H2076H3068
3Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what to do. You are to anoint for me the one I indicate."H7121H3448H2077H3045H6213H4886H559
4Samuel did what the LORD said. When he arrived at Bethlehem, the elders of the town trembled when they met him. They asked, "Do you come in peace?"H8050H6213H3068H1696H935H1035H2205H5892H2729H7125H559H935H7965
5Samuel replied, "Yes, in peace; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come to the sacrifice with me." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.H559H7965H935H2076H3068H6942H935H2077H6942H3448H1121H7121H2077
6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and thought, "Surely the LORD's anointed stands here before the LORD."H935H7200H446H559H3068H4899
7But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or his height, for I have rejected him. The LORD does not look at the things human beings look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart."H3068H559H8050H5027H4758H1364H6967H3988H120H7200H120H7200H5869H3068H7200H3824
8Then Jesse called Abinadab and had him pass in front of Samuel. But Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."H3448H7121H41H5674H6440H8050H559H3068H977
9Jesse then had Shammah pass by, but Samuel said, "Nor has the LORD chosen this one."H3448H8048H5674H559H3068H977
10Jesse had seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel said to him, "The LORD has not chosen these."H3448H7651H1121H5674H6440H8050H8050H559H3448H3068H977
11So he asked Jesse, "Are these all the sons you have?" "There is still the youngest," Jesse answered. "He is tending the sheep." Samuel said, "Send for him; we will not sit down until he arrives."H8050H559H3448H8552H5288H559H7604H6996H7462H6629H8050H559H3448H7971H3947H5437H935H6311
12So he sent and had him brought in. He was glowing with health and had a fine appearance and handsome features. Then the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him; this is the one."H7971H935H132H5973H3303H5869H2896H7210H3068H559H6965H4886
13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and from that day on the Spirit of the LORD came on David in power. Samuel then went to Ramah.H8050H3947H7161H8081H4886H7130H251H7307H3068H6743H1732H3117H4605H8050H6965H3212H7414
14Now the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.H7307H3068H5493H7586H7451H7307H3068H1204
15Saul's attendants said to him, "See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.H7586H5650H559H7451H7307H430H1204
16Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you, and you will feel better."H113H559H5650H6440H1245H376H3045H5059H3658H7451H7307H430H5059H3027H2895
17So Saul said to his attendants, "Find someone who plays well and bring him to me."H7586H559H5650H7200H376H5059H3190H935
18One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the LORD is with him."H6030H259H5288H559H7200H1121H3448H1022H3045H5059H1368H2428H376H4421H995H1697H8389H376H3068
19Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."H7586H7971H4397H3448H559H7971H1732H1121H6629
20So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.H3448H3947H2543H3899H4997H3196H259H1423H5795H7971H3027H1732H1121H7586
21David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.H1732H935H7586H5975H6440H157H3966H5375H3627
22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him."H7586H7971H3448H559H1732H5975H6440H4672H2580H5869
23Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.H7307H430H7586H1732H3947H3658H5059H3027H7586H7304H2895H7451H7307H5493


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