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| 1The LORD told Samuel, "How long will you grieve over Saul, since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I'm sending you to Jesse from Bethlehem because I've chosen for myself one of his sons as king." | 1The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” |
| 2Samuel said, "How can I go? Saul will hear about this and kill me!" The LORD said, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I've come to offer a sacrifice to the LORD.' | 2And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the LORD said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’ |
| 3You are to invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I'll show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for me the one I tell you." | 3And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you.” |
| 4Samuel did what the LORD said and went to Bethlehem. The elders of the town came out to meet him trembling, and said, "May your coming be in peace." | 4Samuel did what the LORD commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, “Do you come peaceably?” |
| 5He said, "Peace, I've come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." Samuel consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. | 5And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. |
| 6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab, and said, "Surely he's the LORD's anointed." | 6When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.” |
| 7The LORD told Samuel, "Don't look at his appearance or his height, for I've rejected him. Truly, God does not see what man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart." | 7But the LORD said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the LORD sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the LORD looks on the heart.” |
| 8Then Jesse summoned Abinadab and brought him before Samuel, and he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." | 8Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.” |
| 9Then Jesse brought Shammah, and he said, "Neither has the LORD chosen this one." | 9Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the LORD chosen this one.” |
| 10Jesse brought seven of his sons before Samuel, and Samuel told Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these." | 10And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The LORD has not chosen these.” |
| 11Then Samuel told Jesse, "Are these all the young men?" He said, "There yet remains the youngest one, and right now he's tending the sheep." Samuel told Jesse, "Send someone to get him, for we won't do anything else until he arrives here." | 11Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” |
| 12So he sent and brought him. He had a dark, healthy complexion, with beautiful eyes, and he was handsome. The LORD said, "Get up and anoint him, for this is the one." | 12And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” |
| 13Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed David in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD came on David from that day forward. Then Samuel got up and went to Ramah. | 13Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah. |
| 14The Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. | 14Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the LORD tormented him. |
| 15Saul's servants told him, "Look, an evil spirit from God is troubling you. | 15And Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. |
| 16Let our lord order his servants who attend you to look for a man who is skilled in playing the lyre. And then when an evil spirit from God comes on you, he will play and you will be better." | 16Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.” |
| 17Saul told his servants, "Find a man for me who can play well and bring him to me." | 17So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me.” |
| 18One of the young men answered: "Look, I've seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilled in playing. The man is a valiant soldier, gifted in speech, and handsome. And the LORD is with him." | 18One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the LORD is with him.” |
| 19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep." | 19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.” |
| 20Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and one kid, and sent them to Saul along with his son David. | 20And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David his son to Saul. |
| 21David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul loved him very much, and he became his armor bearer. | 21And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. |
| 22Saul sent a messenger to Jesse to tell him, "Allow David to serve me, because I'm pleased with him." | 22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” |
| 23Whenever an evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the lyre and play it. Relief would come to Saul and he would be better, because the evil spirit would leave him. | 23And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him. |
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