1 Samuel 16

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, `Till when art thou mourning for Saul, and I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go, I send thee unto Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, for I have seen among his sons for Myself a king .

And Samuel saith , ` How do I go? when Saul hath heard , then he hath slain me. ' And Jehovah saith , `A heifer of the herd thou dost take in thy hand , and hast said , To sacrifice to Jehovah I have come;

and thou hast called for Jesse in the sacrifice, and I cause thee to know that which thou dost do , and thou hast anointed to Me him of whom I speak unto thee. '

And Samuel doth that which Jehovah hath spoken , and cometh in to Beth-Lehem, and the elders of the city tremble to meet him , and `one' saith , `Is thy coming peace ? '

and he saith , `Peace; to sacrifice to Jehovah I have come, sanctify yourselves, and ye have come in with me to the sacrifice ;' and he sanctifieth Jesse and his sons, and calleth them to the sacrifice.

And it cometh to pass, in their coming in , that he seeth Eliab, and saith , ` Surely , before Jehovah `is' His anointed . '

And Jehovah saith unto Samuel, ` Look not unto his appearance , and unto the height of his stature , for I have rejected him ; for `it is' not as man seeth -- for man looketh at the eyes , and Jehovah looketh at the heart. '

And Jesse calleth unto Abinadab, and causeth him to pass by before Samuel ; and he saith , `Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed . '

And Jesse causeth Shammah to pass by , and he saith , `Also on this Jehovah hath not fixed . '

And Jesse causeth seven of his sons to pass by before Samuel , and Samuel saith to Jesse, `Jehovah hath not fixed on these. '

And Samuel saith unto Jesse, ` Are the young men finished ? ' and he saith , ` Yet hath been left the youngest ; and lo , he delighteth himself among the flock;' and Samuel saith unto Jesse, ` Send and take him , for we do not turn round till his coming in hither. '

And he sendeth , and bringeth him in , and he `is' ruddy, with beauty of eyes , and of good appearance; and Jehovah saith , `Rise , anoint him , for this ` is ' he. '

And Samuel taketh the horn of oil, and anointeth him in the midst of his brethren , and prosper over David doth the Spirit of Jehovah from that day and onwards; and Samuel riseth and goeth to Ramath .

And the Spirit of Jehovah turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from Jehovah terrified him ;

and the servants of Saul say unto him, `Lo , we pray thee, a spirit of sadness ` from ' God is terrifying thee ;

let our lord command , we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp , and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness ` from ' God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and `it is' well with thee . '

And Saul saith unto his servants, ` Provide , I pray you, for me a man playing well -- then ye have brought ` him ' in unto me. '

And one of the servants answereth and saith , `Lo , I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite , skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle , and intelligent in word , and a man of form , and Jehovah ` is ' with him. '

And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith , ` Send unto me David thy son, who ` is ' with the flock . '

And Jesse taketh an ass , ` with ' bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats , and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.

And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him , and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons .

And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, ` Let David, I pray thee, stand before me , for he hath found grace in mine eyes . '

And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of `sadness from ' God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness , and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.