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1 Samuel 16:14-23
New American Standard Bible
Chapter 16
14
Now the Spirit of the
Lord
left Saul, and an evil spirit from the
Lord
terrified him.
15
Saul’s servants then said to him, 'Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrifying you.
16
May our lord now command your servants who are before you. Have them search for a man who is a skillful musician on the harp; and it shall come about whenever the evil spirit from God is upon you, that he shall play
the harp
with his hand, and you will become well.'
17
So Saul said to his servants, 'Now select for me a man who can play well, and bring
him
to me.'
18
Then one of the young men responded and said, 'Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a valiant mighty man, a warrior, skillful in speech, and a handsome man; and the
Lord
is with him.'
19
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, 'Send me your son David, who is with the flock.'
20
And Jesse took a donkey
loaded with
bread and a jug of wine, and
he took
a young goat, and sent
them
to Saul by his son David.
21
Then David came to Saul and attended him; and
Saul
greatly loved him, and he became his armor bearer.
22
So Saul sent
word
to Jesse, saying, 'Let David now be my attendant for he has found favor in my sight.'
23
So it came about whenever the
evil
spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play
it
with his hand; and Saul would feel relieved and become well, and the evil spirit would leave him.
King James Version
Chapter 16
14
But the Spirit of the
Lord
departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the
Lord
troubled him.
15
And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.
16
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an 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.
17
And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
18
Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the
Lord
is with him.
19
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.
20
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
21
And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.
22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight.
23
And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.
Christian Standard Bible
Chapter 16
14
Now the Spirit of the
Lord
had left Saul, and an evil spirit sent from the
Lord
began to torment him,
15
so Saul’s servants said to him, "You see that an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
16
Let our lord command your servants here in your presence to look for someone who knows how to play the lyre. Whenever the evil spirit from God comes on you, that person can play the lyre, and you will feel better."
17
Then Saul commanded his servants, "Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me."
18
One of the young men answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man, a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the
Lord
is with him."
19
Then Saul dispatched messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."
20
So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a wineskin, and one young goat and sent them by his son David to Saul.
21
When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul loved him very much, and David became his armor-bearer.
22
Then Saul sent word to Jesse: "Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor with me."
23
Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would pick up his lyre and play, and Saul would then be relieved, feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
New Living Translation
Chapter 16
14
Now the Spirit of the
Lord
had left Saul, and the
Lord
sent a tormenting spirit that filled him with depression and fear.
15
Some of Saul’s servants said to him, 'A tormenting spirit from God is troubling you.
16
Let us find a good musician to play the harp whenever the tormenting spirit troubles you. He will play soothing music, and you will soon be well again.'
17
All right,' Saul said. 'Find me someone who plays well, and bring him here.'
18
One of the servants said to Saul, 'One of Jesse’s sons from Bethlehem is a talented harp player. Not only that — he is a brave warrior, a man of war, and has good judgment. He is also a fine-looking young man, and the
Lord
is with him.'
19
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, 'Send me your son David, the shepherd.'
20
Jesse responded by sending David to Saul, along with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a wineskin full of wine.
21
So David went to Saul and began serving him. Saul loved David very much, and David became his armor bearer.
22
Then Saul sent word to Jesse asking, 'Please let David remain in my service, for I am very pleased with him.'
23
And whenever the tormenting spirit from God troubled Saul, David would play the harp. Then Saul would feel better, and the tormenting spirit would go away.
English Standard Version
Chapter 16
14
Now the Spirit of the
Lord
departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the
Lord
tormented him.
15
And Saul 's servants said to him, "Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you.
16
Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well."
17
So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me."
18
One of the young men answered, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the
Lord
is with him."
19
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."
20
And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David his son to Saul.
21
And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer.
22
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight."
23
And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him.
New International Version
Chapter 16
14
Now the Spirit of the
Lord
had departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the
Lord
tormented him.
15
Saul’s attendants said to him, "See, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
16
Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the lyre. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes on you, and you will feel better."
17
So Saul said to his attendants, "Find someone who plays well and bring him to me."
18
One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the
Lord
is with him."
19
Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."
20
So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them with his son David to Saul.
21
David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.
22
Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Allow David to remain in my service, for I am pleased with him."
23
Whenever the spirit from God came on Saul, David would take up his lyre and play. Then relief would come to Saul; he would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.
New King James Version
Chapter 16
14
But the Spirit of the
Lord
departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the
Lord
troubled him.
15
And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.
16
Let our master now command your servants,
who are
before you, to seek out a man
who is
a skillful player on the harp. And it shall be that he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you, and you shall be well.”
17
So Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring
him
to me.”
18
Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite,
who is
skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the
Lord
is
with him.”
19
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me your son David, who
is
with the sheep.”
20
And Jesse took a donkey
loaded with
bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat, and sent
them
by his son David to Saul.
21
So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.
22
Then Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
23
And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play
it
with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.
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