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And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely the L
ORD
’S
anointed
is
before him.
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But the L
ORD
said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the
height of his stature; because I have refused him: for
the L
ORD
seeth
not as man seeth; for man
looketh on the outward appearance, but the L
ORD
looketh on the heart.
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Then Jesse called Abinadab,
and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the L
ORD
chosen this.
9
Then Jesse
made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath the L
ORD
chosen this.
10
Again, Jesse made
seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The L
ORD
hath not chosen
these.
11
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.
12
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he
was
ruddy,
and
withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the L
ORD
said, Arise, anoint him:
for this
is
he.
13
Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren:
and the Spirit of the L
ORD
came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went
to Ramah.
14
But the Spirit of the L
ORD
departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the L
ORD
troubled him.
15
And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16
Let our
lord now command thy servants,
which are
before thee, to seek out a man,
who is
a cunning player
on an 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.
17
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 Bethlehemite,
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 L
ORD
is
with him.
19
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which
is
with
the sheep.
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.
21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him
greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee,
stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
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And it came to pass, when the
evil
spirit
from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed,
and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
CHAPTER SAMUEL 17
Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh,
which
belongeth
to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim.
2
And
Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the
battle in array against the Philistines.
3
And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one side,
and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side: and
there was
a valley between them.
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