1 Samuel 16

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto Samuel,^H8050 How long wilt thou mourn^H56 for Saul,^H7586 seeing I have rejected^H3988 him from being king^H4427 over Israel?^H3478 fill^H4390 thy horn^H7161 with oil,^H8081 and go:^H3212 I will send^H7971 thee to Jesse^H3448 the Beth-lehemite;^H1022 for I have provided^H7200 me a king^H4428 among his sons.^H1121

2 ♥ 📝 And Samuel^H8050 said,^H559 How can I go?^H3212 if Saul^H7586 hear^H8085 it, he will kill^H2026 me. And Jehovah^H3068 said,^H559 Take^H3947 a heifer^H1241 with thee,^H3027 and say,^H559 I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 to Jehovah.^H3068

3 ♥ 📝 And call^H7121 Jesse^H3448 to the sacrifice,^H2077 and I will show^H3045 thee what thou shalt do:^H6213 and thou shalt anoint^H4886 unto me him whom I name^H559 unto thee.

4 ♥ 📝 And Samuel^H8050 did^H6213 that which Jehovah^H3068 spake,^H1696 and came^H935 to Beth-lehem.^H1035 And the elders^H2205 of the city^H5892 came^H7125 to meet him trembling,^H2729 and said,^H559 Comest^H935 thou peaceably?^H7965

5 ♥ 📝 And he said,^H559 Peaceably;^H7965 I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 unto Jehovah:^H3068 sanctify^H6942 yourselves, and come^H935 with me to the sacrifice.^H2077 And he sanctified^H6942 Jesse^H3448 and his sons,^H1121 and called^H7121 them to the sacrifice.^H2077

6 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, when they were come,^H935 that he looked^H7200 on Eliab,^H446 and said,^H559 Surely Jehovah's^H3068 anointed^H4899 is before him.

7 ♥ 📝 But Jehovah^H3068 said^H559 unto Samuel,^H8050 Look^H5027 not on his countenance,^H4758 or on the height^H1364 of his stature;^H6967 because I have rejected^H3988 him: for [Jehovah seeth] not as man^H120 seeth;^H7200 for man^H120 looketh^H7200 on the outward appearance,^H5869 but Jehovah^H3068 looketh^H7200 on the heart.^H3824

8 ♥ 📝 Then Jesse^H3448 called^H7121 Abinadab,^H41 and made him pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And he said,^H559 Neither hath Jehovah^H3068 chosen^H977 this.

9 ♥ 📝 Then Jesse^H3448 made Shammah^H8048 to pass by.^H5674 And he said,^H559 Neither hath Jehovah^H3068 chosen^H977 this.

10 ♥ 📝 And Jesse^H3448 made seven^H7651 of his sons^H1121 to pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel.^H8050 And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 unto Jesse,^H3448 Jehovah^H3068 hath not chosen^H977 these.

11 ♥ 📝 And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 unto Jesse,^H3448 Are here all^H8552 thy children?^H5288 And he said,^H559 There remaineth^H7604 yet the youngest,^H6996 and, behold, he is keeping^H7462 the sheep.^H6629 And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 unto Jesse,^H3448 Send^H7971 and fetch^H3947 him; for we will not sit down^H5437 till he come^H935 hither.^H6311

12 ♥ 📝 And he sent,^H7971 and brought him in.^H935 Now he was ruddy,^H132 and withal^H5973 of a beautiful^H3303 countenance,^H5869 and goodly^H2896 to^H7210 look upon. And Jehovah^H3068 said,^H559 Arise,^H6965 anoint^H4886 him; for this is he.

13 ♥ 📝 Then Samuel^H8050 took^H3947 the horn^H7161 of oil,^H8081 and anointed^H4886 him in the midst^H7130 of his brethren:^H251 and the Spirit^H7307 of Jehovah^H3068 came^H6743 mightily upon David^H1732 from that day^H3117 forward.^H4605 So Samuel^H8050 rose up,^H6965 and went^H3212 to Ramah.^H7414

14 ♥ 📝 Now the Spirit^H7307 of Jehovah^H3068 departed^H5493 from Saul,^H7586 and an evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from Jehovah^H3068 troubled^H1204 him.

15 ♥ 📝 And Saul's^H7586 servants^H5650 said^H559 unto him, Behold now, an evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 troubleth^H1204 thee.

16 ♥ 📝 Let our lord^H113 now command^H559 thy servants,^H5650 that are before^H6440 thee, to seek out^H1245 a man^H376 who is a skilful^H3045 player^H5059 on the harp:^H3658 and it shall come to pass, when the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 is upon thee, that he shall play^H5059 with his hand,^H3027 and thou shalt be well.^H2895

17 ♥ 📝 And Saul^H7586 said^H559 unto his servants,^H5650 Provide^H7200 me now a man^H376 that can play^H5059 well,^H3190 and bring^H935 him to me.

18 ♥ 📝 Then answered^H6030 one^H259 of the young men,^H5288 and said,^H559 Behold, I have seen^H7200 a son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 the Beth-lehemite,^H1022 that is skilful^H3045 in playing,^H5059 and a mighty^H1368 man^H2428 of valor, and a man^H376 of war,^H4421 and prudent^H995 in speech,^H1697 and a comely^H8389 person;^H376 and Jehovah^H3068 is with him.

19 ♥ 📝 Wherefore Saul^H7586 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto Jesse,^H3448 and said,^H559 Send^H7971 me David^H1732 thy son,^H1121 who is with the sheep.^H6629

20 ♥ 📝 And Jesse^H3448 took^H3947 an ass^H2543 [laden] with bread,^H3899 and a bottle^H4997 of wine,^H3196 and a^H259 kid,^H1423 and sent^H7971 them by^H3027 David^H1732 his son^H1121 unto Saul.^H7586

21 ♥ 📝 And David^H1732 came^H935 to Saul,^H7586 and stood^H5975 before^H6440 him: and he loved^H157 him greatly;^H3966 and he became his armorbearer.^H5375

22 ♥ 📝 And Saul^H7586 sent^H7971 to Jesse,^H3448 saying,^H559 Let David,^H1732 I pray thee, stand^H5975 before^H6440 me; for he hath found^H4672 favor^H2580 in my sight.^H5869

23 ♥ 📝 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit^H7307 from God^H430 was upon Saul,^H7586 that David^H1732 took^H3947 the harp,^H3658 and played^H5059 with his hand:^H3027 so Saul^H7586 was refreshed,^H7304 and was well,^H2895 and the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 departed^H5493 from him.