1 Samuel 16:14-23
David in Saul’s Service
14 aNow the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, band a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. 15And Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. 16Let our lord now command your servants cwho 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 dplay it, and you will be well.” 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, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, ea man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, fand the Lord is with him.” 19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, gwho is with the sheep.” 20 hAnd 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. 21And David came to Saul iand entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. 22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” 23And jwhenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre kand played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.
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