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1 Samuel 16 💬 📚 📜 📕 ↷
David Serves Saul
14 And the Spirit of our Lord departed from Saul, and a wicked spirit vexed him, from our Lord.
15 And the servants of Saul said to him: Behold an evil spirit of God vexeth thee.
16 Let our Lord command, and thy servants which are before thee will seek a man skillful to play on the harp, that when the evil spirit of our Lord shall take thee, he may play with his hand, and thou bear it more easily.
17 And Saul said to his servants: Provide me therefore some man that playeth well, and bring him to me.
18 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen the son of Isai the Bethlehemite skillful to play, and very valiant in strength, and a warlike man, and wise in his words, & a beautiful man: and our Lord is with him.
19 Saul therefore sent messengers to Isai saying: Send unto me David thy son, which is in the pastures.
20 Isai therefore took an ass loaden with loaves, and a flagon of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent it by the hand of David his son to Saul.
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: but he loved him exceedingly, and was made his esquire.
22 And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand in my sight: for he hath found grace in mine eyes.
23 Therefore whensoever the evil spirit of our Lord caught Saul, David took his harp, & struck with his hand, & Saul was refreshed, and waxed better, for the evil spirit departed from him.
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