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 16:1 ¶ And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

 16:1 ¶ And the LORDº saidºº untoº Samuel,º How longºº wilt thouº mournºº forº Saul,º seeing Iº have rejectedºº him from reigningººº overº Israel?º fillºº thine hornº with oil,º and go,ººº I will sendºº thee toº Jesseº the Bethlehemite:º forº I have providedºº me a kingº among his sons.º

 16:2 And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

 16:2 And Samuelº said,ºº Howº can I go?ººº if Saulº hearºº [it], he will killºº me. And the LORDº said,ºº Takeºº an heiferºº withº thee,º and say,ºº I am comeºº to sacrificeºº to the LORD.º

 16:3 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.

 16:3 And callºº Jesseº to the sacrifice,º and Iº will shewºº theeº whatº thou shalt do:ºº and thou shalt anointºº unto me [him]º whomº I nameºº untoº thee.

 16:4 And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

 16:4 And Samuelº didººº that whichº the LORDº spake,ºº and cameºº to Bethlehem.º And the eldersº of the townº trembledºº at his coming,ººº and said,ºº Comestºº thou peaceably?º

 16:5 And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto Jehovah: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

 16:5 And he said,ºº Peaceably:º I am comeºº to sacrificeºº unto the LORD:º sanctifyºº yourselves,º and comeºº withº me to the sacrifice.º And he sanctifiedººº Jesseº and his sons,º and calledºº them to the sacrifice.º

 16:6 ¶ And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah's anointed is before him.

 16:6 ¶ And it came to pass,º when they were come,ºº that he lookedºº onºº Eliab,º and said,ºº Surelyº the LORD'Sº anointedº [is] beforeº him.

 16:7 But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for [Jehovah seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

 16:7 But the LORDº saidºº untoº Samuel,º Lookºº notº onº his countenance,º or onº the heightº of his stature;º becauseº I have refusedºº him: forº [the LORD seeth] notº asº manº seeth;ºº forº manº lookethºº on the outward appearance,º but the LORDº lookethºº on the heart.º

 16:8 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

 16:8 Then Jesseº calledººº Abinadab,º and made him passºº beforeº Samuel.º And he said,ºº Neitherºº hath the LORDº chosenºº this.º

 16:9 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

 16:9 Then Jesseº made Shammahº to pass by.ºº And he said,ºº Neitherºº hath the LORDº chosenºº this.º

 16:10 And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these.

 16:10 Again, Jesseº made sevenº of his sonsº to passºº beforeº Samuel.º And Samuelº saidºº untoº Jesse,º The LORDº hath notº chosenºº these.º

 16:11 And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.

 16:11 And Samuelº saidºº untoº Jesse,º Are here allºº [thy] children?º And he said,ºº There remainethºº yetº the youngest,º and, behold,º he keepethºº the sheep.º And Samuelº saidºº untoº Jesse,º Sendºº and fetchºº him: forº we will notº sit downºº tillº he comeºº hither.º

 16:12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

 16:12 And he sent,ºº and broughtº him in.ºº Now heº [was] ruddy,º [and] withalº of a beautifulº countenance,º and goodlyº to look to.º And the LORDº said,ºº Arise,ºº anointºº him: forº thisº [is] he.º

 16:13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

 16:13 Then Samuelº tookººº the hornº of oil,º and anointedºº him in the midstº of his brethren:º and the Spiritº of the LORDº cameºº uponº Davidº from that dayººº forward.º So Samuelº rose up,ºº and wentººº to Ramah.º

 16:14 ¶ Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

 16:14 ¶ But the Spiritº of the LORDº departedºº fromºº Saul,º and an evilº spiritº fromºº the LORDº troubledºº him.

 16:15 And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

 16:15 And Saul'sº servantsº saidºº untoº him, Beholdº now,º an evilº spiritº from Godº troublethºº thee.

 16:16 Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the 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.

 16:16 Let our lordº nowº commandºº thy servants,º [which are] beforeº thee, to seek outºº a man,º [who is] a cunningºº playerºº on an harp:º and it shall come to pass,º whenº the evilº spiritº from Godº is uponº thee, that he shall playºº with his hand,º and thou shalt be well.ºº

 16:17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

 16:17 And Saulº saidºº untoº his servants,º Provideºº me nowº a manº that can playºº well,ºº and bringºº [him] toº me.

 16:18 Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.

 16:18 Then answeredºº oneº of the servants,º and said,ºº Behold,º I have seenºº a sonº of Jesseº the Bethlehemite,º [that is] cunningºº in playing,ºº and a mightyº valiant man,º and a manº of war,º and prudentºº in matters,º and a comelyº person,º and the LORDº [is] withº him.

 16:19 ¶ Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

 16:19 ¶ Wherefore Saulº sentºº messengersº untoº Jesse,º and said,ºº Sendºº meº Davidº thy son,º whichº [is] with the sheep.º

 16:20 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.

 16:20 And Jesseº tookºº an assº [laden] with bread,º and a bottleº of wine,º and aº kid,ºº and sentºº [them] byº Davidº his sonº untoº Saul.º

 16:21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

 16:21 And Davidº cameºº toº Saul,º and stoodºº beforeº him: and he lovedºº him greatly;º and he becameº his armourbearer.ººº

 16:22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.

 16:22 And Saulº sentºº toº Jesse,º saying,ºº Let David,º I pray thee,º standºº beforeº me; forº he hath foundºº favourº in my sight.º

 16:23 And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

 16:23 And it came to pass,º whenº the [evil] spiritº from Godº was uponº Saul,º that Davidº tookººº an harp,º and playedºº with his hand:º so Saulº was refreshed,ºº and was well,ºº and the evilº spiritº departedºº fromºº him.