1Sa 16 | ABEn | STEP | And the lord said to Samuel, Until when do you mourn for Saul, and I treat him with contempt to not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and come! I shall send you to Jesse, unto Beth-lehem. For I have seen one among his sons to me for a king.

1 Samuel 16

CHAPTER 16 Samuel Goes to Jesse at Beth-lehem

1 And the lord said to Samuel, Until when do you mourn for Saul, and I treat him with contempt to not reign over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and come! I shall send you to Jesse, unto Beth-lehem. For I have seen one among his sons to me for a king. 2 And Samuel said, How should I go, for Saul shall hear and shall kill me? And the lord said, Take in your hand a heifer of the oxen! And you shall say, [²to sacrifice ³to the ⁴ lord ¹I come]. 3 And you shall call Jesse and his sons to the sacrifice, and I shall make known to you what you shall do. And you shall anoint to me whom ever I should tell to you. 4 And Samuel did all as much as the lord said. And he came unto Beth-lehem, and startled the elders of the city meeting him. And they said, [²for peace ¹Is your entrance]? 5 And he said, Peace, [²to sacrifice ³to the ⁴ lord ¹I come]. Sanctify yourselves and recline with me today for the sacrifice! And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice. 6 And it came to pass in their entering, that he beheld Eliab, and said, None other than [²is before ³the lord ¹his anointed]. 7 And the lord said to Samuel, You should not look upon his appearance, nor unto the manner of his greatness, for I treat him with contempt; for not as [²shall look ¹a man] shall God see. For man shall see on the surface, but God shall see into the heart. 8 And Jesse called Abinadab, and he went by the face of Samuel. And he said, Nor this one the lord chose. 9 And Jesse caused to pass by Shammah. And he said, Nor in this one the lord chose. 10 And Jesse caused to pass by [²seven ³sons ¹his] before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, [²chose not ¹The lord] among these. 11 And Samuel said to Jesse, Have [³ceased ¹the ²boys]? And Jesse said, There yet is the lesser, behold, he tends among the flock. And Samuel said to Jesse, Send and take him! for in no way shall we lie down to eat until he comes here.

Samuel Anoints David

12 And he sent, and brought him. And he was ruddy with beauty of the eyes, and good to the sight. And the lord said to Samuel, Rise up, anoint him! for this it is. 13 And Samuel took the horn of oil, and he anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And [³sprang up ¹spirit ²of the lord] upon David from that day and forward. And Samuel rose up and went forth unto Ramah. 14 And spirit of the lord left from Saul, and [⁵smothered ⁶him ²spirit ¹a ferocious ³from ⁴the lord]. 15 And [⁴said ¹the ²servants ³of Saul] to him, Behold, [²spirit ¹a ferocious] from the lord smothers you. 16 Let speak indeed, O lord, your servants before you! And let them seek for our lord a man knowing to strum with a lute! And it will be when the [³be ⁴unto ⁵you ²spirit ¹ferocious] by God, that he should strum with his lute, and [²good ³to you ¹it will be].

David Strums before Saul

17 And Saul said to his servants, Look indeed for me for a man rightly skilled for strumming, and bring him to me! 18 And answered one of his servant-lads, and said, Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, and he knows to strum, and the man is discerning, and a warrior, and wise in word, and the man is good to the sight, and the lord is with him. 19 And Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, Send out to me David your son, the one among your flock. 20 And Jesse took an ass, and put upon it a homer of bread loaves, and a leather bag of wine, and [²kid ³of the goats ¹one], and sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul. 21 And David entered to Saul, and stood before him, and loved him exceedingly. And he became to him the one lifting his weapons. 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let [²stand ³indeed ¹David] before me, for he found favor in my eyes! 23 And it came to pass in the being [³from ⁴God ²spirit ¹a ferocious] upon Saul, that David took the lute, and strummed with his hand. And Saul was refreshed, and it was good to him, and [⁴abstained ⁵from ⁶him ¹the ³spirit ²ferocious].