1Sa 16 | EngLXX | STEP | And the Lord said to Samuel, How long do you mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected himfrom reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and come, I will send you to Jessae, to Bethleem;for I have seen among his sons a king for me.

‏ 1 Samuel 16

1 And the Lord said to Samuel, How long do you mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected himfrom reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and come, I will send you to Jessae, to Bethleem;for I have seen among his sons a king for me. 2 And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and kill me: and the Lordsaid, Take a heifer in your hand and you shall say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. 3 And you shall call Jessae to the sacrifice, and I will make known to you what you shalldo; and you shall anoint him whom I shall mention to you. 4 And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders ofthe city were amazed at meeting him, and said, Do you come peaceably, you Seer? 5 And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoicewith me this day: and he sanctified Jessae and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice. 6 And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord'sanointedis before him. 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I haverejected him; for God sees not as man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks atthe heart. 8 And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has Godchosen this one. 9 And Jessae caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one. 10 And Jessae caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, the Lord hasnot chosen these. 11 And Samuel said to Jessae, Hast you no more sons? And Jessae said,There is yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessae, Send andfetch him for we may not sit down till he comes. 12 And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and very goodly tobehold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good. 13 And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and theSpirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim. 14 And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormentedhim. 15 And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, and evil spirit from the Lord torments you. 16 Let now your servants speak before you, and let them seek for our lord a man skilledto play on the harp; and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon you and he shall play onhis harp, that you shall be well, and he shall refresh you. 17 And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him tome. 18 And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite,and he understands playingon the harp, and the manis prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the manis handsome, and the Lordis with him. 19 And Saul sent messengers to Jessae, saying, Send to me your son David who is with yourflock. 20 And Jessae took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, andsent them by the hand of his son David to Saul. 21 And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he becamehis armor-bearer. 22 And Saul sent to Jessae, saying, Let David, I pray you, stand before me, for he has foundgrace in my eyes. 23 And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, andplayed with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, andit was well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.