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1 Samuel 16 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for 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 a king for myself among his sons.”
[2] Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” Yahweh said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh.’
[3] Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”
[4] Samuel did that which Yahweh spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”
[5] He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
[6] When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely Yahweh’s anointed is before him.”
[7] But Yahweh said to Samuel, “Don’t look on his face, or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him; for I don’t see as man sees. For man looks at the outward appearance, but Yahweh looks at the heart.”
[8] Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
[9] Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, “Yahweh has not chosen this one, either.”
[10] Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, “Yahweh has not chosen these.”
[11] Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your children here?” He said, “There remains yet the youngest. Behold, he is keeping the sheep.” Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down until he comes here.”
[12] He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with a handsome face and good appearance. Yahweh said, “Arise! Anoint him, for this is he.”
[13] Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the middle of his brothers. Then Yahweh’s Spirit came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.
[14] Now Yahweh’s Spirit departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
[15] Saul’s servants said to him, “See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
[16] Let our lord now command your servants who are in front of you to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. Then when the evil spirit from God is on you, he will play with his hand, and you will be well.”
[17] Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
[18] Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and Yahweh is with him.”
[19] Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”
[20] Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
[21] David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.
[22] Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
[23] When the spirit from God was on Saul, David took the harp and played with his hand; so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 16 (KJVS)

[1] And the Lord said () unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn () for Saul, seeing I have rejected () him from reigning () over Israel? fill () thine horn with oil, and go, () I will send () thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite: for I have provided () me a king among his sons.
[2] And Samuel said, () How can I go? () if Saul hear () it, he will kill () me. And the Lord said, () Take () an heifer with thee, and say, () I am come () to sacrifice () to the Lord.
[3] And call () Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew () thee what thou shalt do: () and thou shalt anoint () unto me him whom I name () unto thee.
[4] And Samuel did () that which the Lord spake, () and came () to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the town trembled () at his coming, () and said, () Comest () thou peaceably?
[5] And he said, () Peaceably: I am come () to sacrifice () unto the Lord: sanctify () yourselves, and come () with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified () Jesse and his sons, and called () them to the sacrifice.
[6] And it came to pass, when they were come, () that he looked () on Eliab, and said, () Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.
[7] 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.
[8] Then Jesse called () Abinadab, and made him pass () before Samuel. And he said, () Neither hath the Lord chosen () this.
[9] Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. () And he said, () Neither hath the Lord chosen () this.
[10] Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass () before Samuel. And Samuel said () unto Jesse, The Lord 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 Lord 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 Lord came () upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, () and went () to Ramah.
[14] But the Spirit of the Lord departed () from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord 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.
[18] Then answered () one of the servants, and said, () Behold, I have seen () a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, 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.
[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.
[23] 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.

1 Samuel 16:2 Heb. in thine hand
1 Samuel 16:4 Heb. meeting
1 Samuel 16:7 Heb. eyes
1 Samuel 16:11 Heb. round
1 Samuel 16:12 fair of eyes
1 Samuel 16:14 Or, terrified
1 Samuel 16:18 Or, speech

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 16 (BYZ)

[1] και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ εως ποτε συ πενθεις επι σαουλ καγω εξουδενωκα αυτον μη βασιλευειν επι ισραηλ πλησον το κερας σου ελαιου και δευρο αποστειλω σε προς ιεσσαι εως εις βηθλεεμ οτι εορακα εν τοις υιοις αυτου εμοι βασιλευειν
[2] και ειπεν σαμουηλ πως πορευθω και ακουσεται σαουλ και αποκτενει με και ειπεν κυριος δαμαλιν βοων λαβε εν τη χειρι σου και ερεις θυσαι τω κυριω ηκω
[3] και καλεσεις τον ιεσσαι εις την θυσιαν και γνωριω σοι α ποιησεις και χρισεις ον εαν ειπω προς σε
[4] και εποιησεν σαμουηλ παντα α ελαλησεν αυτω κυριος και ηλθεν εις βηθλεεμ και εξεστησαν οι πρεσβυτεροι της πολεως τη απαντησει αυτου και ειπαν ειρηνη η εισοδος σου ο βλεπων
[5] και ειπεν ειρηνη θυσαι τω κυριω ηκω αγιασθητε και ευφρανθητε μετ εμου σημερον και ηγιασεν τον ιεσσαι και τους υιους αυτου και εκαλεσεν αυτους εις την θυσιαν
[6] και εγενηθη εν τω αυτους εισιεναι και ειδεν τον ελιαβ και ειπεν αλλα και ενωπιον κυριου χριστος αυτου
[7] και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ μη επιβλεψης επι την οψιν αυτου μηδε εις την εξιν μεγεθους αυτου οτι εξουδενωκα αυτον οτι ουχ ως εμβλεψεται ανθρωπος οψεται ο θεος οτι ανθρωπος οψεται εις προσωπον ο δε θεος οψεται εις καρδιαν
[8] και εκαλεσεν ιεσσαι τον αμιναδαβ και παρηλθεν κατα προσωπον σαμουηλ και ειπεν ουδε τουτον εξελεξατο κυριος
[9] και παρηγαγεν ιεσσαι τον σαμα και ειπεν και εν τουτω ουκ εξελεξατο κυριος
[10] και παρηγαγεν ιεσσαι τους επτα υιους αυτου ενωπιον σαμουηλ και ειπεν σαμουηλ ουκ εξελεξατο κυριος εν τουτοις
[11] και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς ιεσσαι εκλελοιπασιν τα παιδαρια και ειπεν ετι ο μικρος ιδου ποιμαινει εν τω ποιμνιω και ειπεν σαμουηλ προς ιεσσαι αποστειλον και λαβε αυτον οτι ου μη κατακλιθωμεν εως του ελθειν αυτον
[12] και απεστειλεν και εισηγαγεν αυτον και ουτος πυρρακης μετα καλλους οφθαλμων και αγαθος ορασει κυριω και ειπεν κυριος προς σαμουηλ αναστα και χρισον τον δαυιδ οτι ουτος αγαθος εστιν
[13] και ελαβεν σαμουηλ το κερας του ελαιου και εχρισεν αυτον εν μεσω των αδελφων αυτου και εφηλατο πνευμα κυριου επι δαυιδ απο της ημερας εκεινης και επανω και ανεστη σαμουηλ και απηλθεν εις αρμαθαιμ
[14] και πνευμα κυριου απεστη απο σαουλ και επνιγεν αυτον πνευμα πονηρον παρα κυριου
[15] και ειπαν οι παιδες σαουλ προς αυτον ιδου δη πνευμα κυριου πονηρον πνιγει σε
[16] ειπατωσαν δη οι δουλοι σου ενωπιον σου και ζητησατωσαν τω κυριω ημων ανδρα ειδοτα ψαλλειν εν κινυρα και εσται εν τω ειναι πνευμα πονηρον επι σοι και ψαλει εν τη κινυρα αυτου και αγαθον σοι εσται και αναπαυσει σε
[17] και ειπεν σαουλ προς τους παιδας αυτου ιδετε δη μοι ανδρα ορθως ψαλλοντα και εισαγαγετε αυτον προς εμε
[18] και απεκριθη εις των παιδαριων αυτου και ειπεν ιδου εορακα υιον τω ιεσσαι βηθλεεμιτην και αυτον ειδοτα ψαλμον και ο ανηρ συνετος και ο ανηρ πολεμιστης και σοφος λογω και ανηρ αγαθος τω ειδει και κυριος μετ αυτου
[19] και απεστειλεν σαουλ αγγελους προς ιεσσαι λεγων αποστειλον προς με τον υιον σου δαυιδ τον εν τω ποιμνιω σου
[20] και ελαβεν ιεσσαι γομορ αρτων και ασκον οινου και εριφον αιγων ενα και εξαπεστειλεν εν χειρι δαυιδ του υιου αυτου προς σαουλ
[21] και εισηλθεν δαυιδ προς σαουλ και παρειστηκει ενωπιον αυτου και ηγαπησεν αυτον σφοδρα και εγενηθη αυτω αιρων τα σκευη αυτου
[22] και απεστειλεν σαουλ προς ιεσσαι λεγων παριστασθω δη δαυιδ ενωπιον εμου οτι ευρεν χαριν εν οφθαλμοις μου
[23] και εγενηθη εν τω ειναι πνευμα πονηρον επι σαουλ και ελαμβανεν δαυιδ την κινυραν και εψαλλεν εν τη χειρι αυτου και ανεψυχεν σαουλ και αγαθον αυτω και αφιστατο απ αυτου το πνευμα το πονηρον