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16:5. And he said: It is peaceable: I am come to offer sacrifice to the
Lord, be ye sanctified, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he
sanctified Isai and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
16:6. And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's
anointed before him?
16:7. And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on
the height of his stature: because I have rejected him, nor do I judge
according to the look of man: for man seeth those things that appear,
but the Lord beholdeth the heart.
16:8. And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he
said: Neither hath the Lord chosen this,
16:9. And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord
chosen this.
16:10. Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel
said to Isai: The Lord hath not chosen any one of these.
16:11. And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered:
There remaineth yet a young one, who keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said
to Isai: Send, and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come
hither.
16:12. He sent therefore and brought him. Now he was ruddy and beautiful
to behold, and of a comely face. And the Lord said: Arise, and anoint
him, for this is he.
16:13. Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst
of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that
day forward: and Samuel rose up, and went to Ramatha.
16:14. But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit
from the Lord troubled him.
From the Lord... An evil spirit, by divine permission, and for his
punishment, either possessed or obsessed him.
16:15. And the servants of Saul said to him: Behold now an evil spirit
from God troubleth thee.
16:16. Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee,
will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil
spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou
mayst bear it more easily.
16:17. And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can
play well, and bring him to me.
16:18. And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son
of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength,
and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person:
and the Lord is with him.
16:19. Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David, thy
son, who is in the pastures.
16:20. And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and
a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David, his son, to
Saul.
16:21. And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him
exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.
16:22. And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he
hath found favour in my sight.
16:23. So whensoever the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, David
took his harp, and played with his hand, and Saul was refreshed, and was
better, for the evil spirit departed from him.
Departed from him... Chased away by David's devotion.
1 Kings Chapter 17
War with the Philistines. Goliath challengeth Israel. He is slain by
David.
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