I Samuel 16 (kjv)

And the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Samuel^H8050, How long wilt thou mourn^H56 for Saul^H7586, seeing I have rejected^H3988 him from reigning^H4427 over Israel^H3478? fill^H4390 thine horn^H7161 with oil^H8081, and go^H3212, I will send^H7971 thee to Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite^H1022: for I have provided^H7200 me a king^H4428 among his sons^H1121.²And Samuel^H8050 said^H559, How can I go^H3212? if Saul^H7586 hear^H8085 it, he will kill^H2026 me. And the LORD^H3068 said^H559, Take^H3947 an heifer^{H1241 H5697} with thee^H3027, and say^H559, I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 to the LORD^H3068.³And call^H7121 Jesse^H3448 to the sacrifice^H2077, and I will shew^H3045 thee what thou shalt do^H6213: and thou shalt anoint^H4886 unto me him whom I name^H559 unto thee.⁴And Samuel^H8050 did^H6213 that which the LORD^H3068 spake^H1696, and came^H935 to Bethlehem^H1035. And the elders^H2205 of the town^H5892 trembled^H2729 at his coming^H7125, and said^H559, Comest^H935 thou peaceably^H7965?⁵And he said^H559, Peaceably^H7965: I am come^H935 to sacrifice^H2076 unto the LORD^H3068: sanctify^H6942 yourselves, and come^H935 with me to the sacrifice^H2077. And he sanctified^H6942 Jesse^H3448 and his sons^H1121, and called^H7121 them to the sacrifice^H2077.

⁶And it came to pass, when they were come^H935, that he looked^H7200 on Eliab^H446, and said^H559, Surely the LORD'S^H3068 anointed^H4899 is before him.⁷But the LORD^H3068 said^H559 unto Samuel^H8050, Look^H5027 not on his countenance^H4758, or on the height^H1364 of his stature^H6967; because I have refused^H3988 him: for the LORD seeth not as man^H120 seeth^H7200; for man^H120 looketh^H7200 on the outward appearance^H5869, but the LORD^H3068 looketh^H7200 on the heart^H3824.⁸Then Jesse^H3448 called^H7121 Abinadab^H41, and made him pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel^H8050. And he said^H559, Neither hath the LORD^H3068 chosen^H977 this.⁹Then Jesse^H3448 made Shammah^H8048 to pass by^H5674. And he said^H559, Neither hath the LORD^H3068 chosen^H977 this.¹⁰Again, Jesse^H3448 made seven^H7651 of his sons^H1121 to pass^H5674 before^H6440 Samuel^H8050. And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 unto Jesse^H3448, The LORD^H3068 hath not chosen^H977 these.

¹¹And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 unto Jesse^H3448, Are here all^H8552 thy children^H5288? And he said^H559, There remaineth^H7604 yet the youngest^H6996, and, behold, he keepeth^H7462 the sheep^H6629. And Samuel^H8050 said^H559 unto Jesse^H3448, Send^H7971 and fetch^H3947 him: for we will not sit down^H5437 till he come^H935 hither^H6311.¹²And he sent^H7971, and brought him in^H935. Now he was ruddy^H132, and withal^H5973 of a beautiful^H3303 countenance^H5869, and goodly^H2896 to look to^H7210. And the LORD^H3068 said^H559, Arise^H6965, anoint^H4886 him: for this is he.¹³Then Samuel^H8050 took^H3947 the horn^H7161 of oil^H8081, and anointed^H4886 him in the midst^H7130 of his brethren^H251: and the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 came^H6743 upon David^H1732 from that day^H3117 forward^H4605. So Samuel^H8050 rose up^H6965, and went^H3212 to Ramah^H7414.¹⁴But the Spirit^H7307 of the LORD^H3068 departed^H5493 from Saul^H7586, and an evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from the LORD^H3068 troubled^H1204 him.

¹⁵And Saul's^H7586 servants^H5650 said^H559 unto him, Behold now, an evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 troubleth^H1204 thee.¹⁶Let our lord^H113 now command^H559 thy servants^H5650, which are before^H6440 thee, to seek out^H1245 a man^H376, who is a cunning^H3045 player^H5059 on an harp^H3658: and it shall come to pass, when the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 from God^H430 is upon thee, that he shall play^H5059 with his hand^H3027, and thou shalt be well^H2895.¹⁷And Saul^H7586 said^H559 unto his servants^H5650, Provide^H7200 me now a man^H376 that can play^H5059 well^H3190, and bring^H935 him to me.¹⁸Then answered^H6030 one^H259 of the servants^H5288, and said^H559, Behold, I have seen^H7200 a son^H1121 of Jesse^H3448 the Bethlehemite^H1022, that is cunning^H3045 in playing^H5059, and a mighty^H1368 valiant man^H2428, and a man^H376 of war^H4421, and prudent^H995 in matters^H1697, and a comely^H8389 person^H376, and the LORD^H3068 is with him.¹⁹Wherefore Saul^H7586 sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 unto Jesse^H3448, and said^H559, Send^H7971 me David^H1732 thy son^H1121, which is with the sheep^H6629.²⁰And Jesse^H3448 took^H3947 an ass^H2543 laden with bread^H3899, and a bottle^H4997 of wine^H3196, and a^H259 kid^{H1423 H5795}, and sent^H7971 them by^H3027 David^H1732 his son^H1121 unto Saul^H7586.²¹And David^H1732 came^H935 to Saul^H7586, and stood^H5975 before^H6440 him: and he loved^H157 him greatly^H3966; and he became his armourbearer^{H5375 H3627}.²²And Saul^H7586 sent^H7971 to Jesse^H3448, saying^H559, Let David^H1732, I pray thee, stand^H5975 before^H6440 me; for he hath found^H4672 favour^H2580 in my sight^H5869.²³And it came to pass, when the evil spirit^H7307 from God^H430 was upon Saul^H7586, that David^H1732 took^H3947 an harp^H3658, and played^H5059 with his hand^H3027: so Saul^H7586 was refreshed^H7304, and was well^H2895, and the evil^H7451 spirit^H7307 departed^H5493 from him.