09:016:006 And it came to pass, when they were come,
that he looked on
Eliab,
and said, Surely the LORD’s anointed is before
him.
09:016:007 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.
09:016:008 Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him
pass before Samuel.
And
he said, Neither hath the lord chosen this.
09:016:009 Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by.
And he said, Neither hath
the
lord chosen this.
09:016:010 Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to
pass before Samuel. And
Samuel
said unto Jesse, The lord hath not chosen these.
09:016:011 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.
09:016:012 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.
09:016:013 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.
09:016:014 But the Spirit of the lord departed
from Saul, and an evil
spirit
from the lord troubled him.
09:016:015 And Saul’s servants said unto him,
Behold now, an evil spirit
from
God troubleth thee.
09:016:016 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.
09:016:017 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide
me now a man that can
play
well, and bring him to me.
09:016:018 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 lord
is with
him.
09:016:019 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse,
and said, Send me
David
thy son, which is with the sheep.
09:016:020 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.


