1 Samuel 16 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

1Sa 16:1And Jehovah said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from being king over Israel? fill thy horn with oil, and go: I will send thee to Jesse the Beth-lehemite; for I have provided me a king among his sons.

1Sa 16:2

1Sa 16:2And Samuel said, How can I go? if Saul hear it, he will kill me. And Jehovah said, Take a heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to Jehovah.

1Sa 16:3

1Sa 16:3And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do: and thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.

1Sa 16:4

1Sa 16:4And Samuel did that which Jehovah spake, and came to Beth-lehem. And the elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, Comest thou peaceably?

1Sa 16:5

1Sa 16:5And he said, Peaceably; I am come to sacrifice unto Jehovah: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

1Sa 16:6

1Sa 16:6And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on Eliab, and said, Surely Jehovah’s anointed is before him.

1Sa 16:7

1Sa 16:7But Jehovah said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have rejected him: for Jehovah seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but Jehovah looketh on the heart.

1Sa 16:8

1Sa 16:8Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

1Sa 16:9

1Sa 16:9Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. And he said, Neither hath Jehovah chosen this.

1Sa 16:10

1Sa 16:10And Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Jehovah hath not chosen these.

1Sa 16:11

1Sa 16:11And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he come hither.

David Anointed

1Sa 16:12

1Sa 16:12And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look upon. And Jehovah said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.

1Sa 16:13

1Sa 16:13Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.

1Sa 16:14

1Sa 16:14Now the Spirit of Jehovah departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Jehovah troubled him.

1Sa 16:15

1Sa 16:15And Saul’s servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.

1Sa 16:16

1Sa 16:16Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the 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.

1Sa 16:17

1Sa 16:17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

1Sa 16:18

1Sa 16:18Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is skilful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Jehovah is with him.

1Sa 16:19

1Sa 16:19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

1Sa 16:20

1Sa 16:20And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.

1Sa 16:21

1Sa 16:21And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armorbearer.

1Sa 16:22

1Sa 16:22And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.

1Sa 16:23

1Sa 16:23And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took the harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.

Thomas Nelson & Sons first published the American Standard Version in 1901. This translation of the Bible is in the public domain.

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1 Samuel 16 :: American Standard Version (ASV)

Samuel Goes to Bethlehem

David Anointed

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