1And Yahweh said unto Samuel—How long, art thou going to pine for Saul, seeing that, I, have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come! let me send thee unto Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me, among his sons, a king.stylus2 Kings 9:1, 1 Samuel 15:23, 2 Kings 9:1, 1 Samuel 15:23, 1 Samuel 15:352And Samuel said, How can I go? As soon as Saul heareth, he will slay me. Then said Yahweh, A heifer, take thou with thee, and say, To sacrifice unto Yahweh, am I come.stylus1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 9:12, 1 Samuel 20:29, 1 Samuel 20:29, Matthew 10:163Then shall thou bid Jesse to the sacrifice,—when, I, will let thee know what thou must do, so shalt thou anoint for me him whom I shall name unto thee.stylus1 Samuel 9:16, 1 Samuel 9:16, 2 Samuel 15:11, 2 Samuel 15:11, 1 Samuel 16:124And Samuel did that which Yahweh had spoken, and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him, and one said—Peaceably, comest thou?stylus1 Kings 2:13, 1 Kings 2:13, 1 Chronicles 12:17, 1 Chronicles 12:18, Luke 5:85And he said—Peaceably: to sacrifice unto Yahweh, am I come. Hallow yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he hallowed Jesse and his sons, and bade them to the sacrifice.stylusExodus 19:10, Leviticus 20:7, Leviticus 20:8, Joshua 3:5, Exodus 19:106And it came to pass, when they entered, that he looked upon Eliab,—and said to himself, Surely, before Yahweh, is his Anointed.stylus1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Samuel 17:227But Yahweh said unto Samuel—Do not regard his countenance, or the height of his stature, for I have rejected him,—for it is not what man looketh to but what God looketh to. For, man, looketh to the outward appearance, but, Yahweh, looketh to the heart.stylusJohn 7:24, John 7:24, Jeremiah 17:10, Jeremiah 17:10, Luke 16:158Then Jesse called Abinadab, and made him pass before Samuel,—and he said, Neither of this one, hath Yahweh made choice.stylus1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:139Then Jesse made Shammah pass by,—and he said—Nor of this one, hath Yahweh made choice.stylus1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Samuel 17:13, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 2 Samuel 13:3, 1 Chronicles 2:1310So Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel,—and Samuel said unto Jesse, Yahweh hath not made choice of these.stylus1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:15, 1 Chronicles 2:13, 1 Chronicles 2:1511Then said Samuel unto Jesse—Are these all the young men? And he said—There yet remaineth, the youngest, but lo! he is tending the sheep. Then said Samuel unto Jesse—Do, send, and summon him, for we cannot sit round, until he cometh in hither.stylusPsalms 78:70, Psalms 78:71, Psalms 78:70, Psalms 78:71, 2 Samuel 7:812So he sent, and brought him in. Now, he, was ruddy, a stripling with handsome eyes, and noble mien. Then said Yahweh—Rise—anoint him, for, this, is, he.stylusSong of Solomon 5:10, Lamentations 4:7, Song of Solomon 5:10, Lamentations 4:7, Psalms 89:1913And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily upon David, from that day forward. Then arose Samuel, and went his way unto Ramah.stylus1 Samuel 10:6, 1 Samuel 10:6, Hebrews 1:9, Hebrews 1:9, 1 Samuel 10:114But, the spirit of Yahweh, departed from Saul,—and there terrified him a sad spirit, from Yahweh.stylusPsalms 51:11, Psalms 51:11, 1 Samuel 18:12, 1 Samuel 18:12, Judges 9:2315Then said the servants of Saul unto him,—Lo! we pray thee, a sad superhuman spirit, doth terrify thee:stylus16Pray let our lord bid thy servants before thee, seek out a man, skilled in playing on the lyre,—so shall it be, when a sad superhuman spirit cometh on thee, then shall he play with his hand, and thou shalt be joyful.stylus2 Kings 3:15, 2 Kings 3:15, 1 Kings 10:8, 1 Kings 10:8, 1 Samuel 16:2117And Saul said unto his servants,—I pray you, look out for me a man that excelleth in playing, and bring him in unto me.stylus18Then responded one of the young men and said—Lo! I have seen—a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, skilled in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and of intelligent speech, and a handsome man, and, Yahweh, is with him.stylus1 Samuel 3:19, 1 Samuel 3:19, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 39:23, Genesis 39:219So Saul sent messengers unto Jesse,—and said, Send, unto me—David thy son, who is with the sheep.stylus1 Samuel 17:15, 1 Samuel 16:11, Psalms 78:70, Psalms 78:72, 1 Samuel 17:1520Then took Jesse an ass laden with bread, and a skin of wine, and one kid,—and sent by the hand of David his son, unto Saul.stylusProverbs 18:16, 1 Samuel 10:27, Proverbs 18:16, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 17:1821And David came in unto Saul,—and stood before him,—and he loved him greatly, and he became his armour-bearer.stylusProverbs 22:29, Genesis 41:46, Proverbs 22:29, Genesis 41:46, Psalms 146:322And Saul sent unto Jesse, saying,—I pray thee, let David stand before me, for he hath found favour in mine eyes.stylus23And so it used to be, when a superhuman spirit came unto Saul, then would David take the lyre, and play with his hand,—and Saul would be refreshed, and be joyful, and, the sad spirit, would depart from him.stylus1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 16:14, 1 Samuel 16:16, 1 Samuel 18:10