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Chapter 16
And
the
Lord
said
vnto
Samuel,
How
long
wilt
thou
mourne
for
Saul,
seeing
I
haue
reiected
him
from
reigning
ouer
Israel?
Fill
thine
horne
with
oile,
and
goe,
I
will
send
thee
to
Iesse
the
Bethlehemite:
for
I
haue
prouided
mee
a
King
among
his
sonnes.
2
And
Samuel
said,
How
can
I
goe?
if
Saul
heare
it,
he
will
kill
mee.
And
the
Lord
said,
Take
an
heifer
with
thee,
and
say,
I
am
come
to
sacrifice
to
the
Lord.
3
And
call
Iesse
to
the
sacrifice,
and
I
will
shew
thee
what
thou
shalt
doe:
and
thou
shalt
anoynt
vnto
mee
him
whom
I
name
vnto
thee.
4
And
Samuel
did
that
which
the
Lord
spake,
and
came
to
Bethlehem:
and
the
elders
of
the
towne
trembled
at
his
comming,
and
said,
Commest
thou
peaceably?
5
And
hee
said,
Peaceably:
I
am
come
to
sacrifice
vnto
the
Lord:
sanctifie
your
selues,
and
come
with
me
to
the
sacrifice:
and
he
sanctified
Iesse,
and
his
sonnes,
and
called
them
to
the
sacrifice.
6
And
it
came
to
passe
when
they
were
come,
that
he
looked
on
Eliab,
and
said,
Surely
the
Lords
anointed
is
before
him.
7
But
the
Lord
said
vnto
Samuel,
Looke
not
on
his
countenance,
or
on
the
height
of
his
stature,
because
I
haue
refused
him:
for
the
Lord
seeth
not,
as
man
seeth;
For
man
looketh
on
the
outward
appearance,
but
the
Lord
looketh
on
the
heart.
8
Then
Iesse
called
Abinadab,
and
made
him
passe
before
Samuel:
and
he
said,
Neither
hath
the
Lord
chosen
this.
9
Then
Iesse
made
Shammah
to
passe
by:
and
he
said,
Neither
hath
the
Lord
chosen
this.
10
Againe
Iesse
made
seuen
of
his
sonnes
to
passe
before
Samuel;
and
Samuel
said
vnto
Iesse,
The
Lord
hath
not
chosen
these.
11
And
Samuel
saide
vnto
Iesse,
Are
here
all
thy
children?
And
he
said,
There
remaineth
yet
the
yongest,
and
behold,
he
keepeth
the
sheepe.
And
Samuel
said
vnto
Iesse,
Send,
and
fetch
him:
for
we
will
not
sit
downe,
till
hee
come
hither.
12
And
he
sent,
and
brought
him
in:
now
he
was
ruddy,
and
withal
of
a
beautifull
countenance,
and
goodly
to
looke
to:
And
the
Lord
said,
Arise,
anoint
him:
for
this
is
he.
13
Then
Samuel
tooke
the
horne
of
oile,
and
annointed
him
in
the
midst
of
his
brethren:
and
the
Spirit
of
the
Lord
came
vpon
Dauid,
from
that
day
forward:
So
Samuel
rose
vp
and
went
to
Ramah.
14
But
the
spirit
of
the
Lord
departed
from
Saul,
and
an
euil
spirit
from
the
Lord
troubled
him.
15
And
Sauls
seruants
said
vnto
him,
Behold
now,
an
euill
spirit
from
God
troubleth
thee.
16
Let
our
lord
now
command
thy
seruants
which
are
before
thee,
to
seeke
out
a
man,
who
is
a
cunning
player
on
an
harpe:
and
it
shall
come
to
passe
when
the
euill
spirit
from
God
is
vpon
thee,
that
hee
shall
play
with
his
hand,
and
thou
shalt
be
well.
17
And
Saul
said
vnto
his
seruants,
Prouide
mee
now
a
man,
that
can
play
well,
and
bring
him
to
me.
18
Then
answered
one
of
the
seruants,
and
said,
Behold,
I
haue
seene
a
sonne
of
Iesse
the
Bethlehemite,
that
is
cunning
in
playing,
and
a
mighty
valiant
man,
and
a
man
of
warre,
and
prudent
in
matters,
and
a
comely
person,
and
the
Lord
is
with
him.
19
Wherefore
Saul
sent
messengers
vnto
Iesse,
and
said,
Send
me
Dauid
thy
sonne,
which
is
with
the
sheepe.
20
And
Iesse
tooke
an
asse
laden
with
bread,
and
a
bottle
of
wine,
and
a
kid,
and
sent
them
by
Dauid
his
sonne
vnto
Saul.
21
And
Dauid
came
to
Saul,
and
stood
before
him:
and
hee
loued
him
greatly,
and
hee
became
his
armour
bearer.
22
And
Saul
sent
to
Iesse,
saying,
Let
Dauid,
I
pray
thee,
stand
before
me:
for
hee
hath
found
fauour
in
my
sight.
23
And
it
came
to
passe,
when
the
euill
spirit
from
God
was
vpon
Saul,
that
Dauid
tooke
an
harpe,
and
played
with
his
hand:
So
Saul
was
refreshed,
and
was
well,
and
the
euill
spirit
departed
from
him.
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