1 Samuel 16:13-23 ▼

13 And Samuel takes the horn of oil, and anoints him in the midst of his brothers, and the Spirit of YHWH prospers over David from that day and onward; and Samuel rises and goes to Ramath.

14 And the Spirit of YHWH turned aside from Saul, and a spirit of sadness from YHWH terrified him;

15 and the servants of Saul say to him, “Now behold, a spirit of sadness [from] God is terrifying you;

16 now let our lord command your servants before you [that] they seek a skillful man playing on a harp, and it has come to pass, in the spirit of sadness [from] God being on you, that he has played with his hand and [it is] well with you.”

17 And Saul says to his servants, “Now provide for me a man playing well—then you have brought [him] to me.”

18 And one of the servants answers and says, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skillful in playing, and a mighty, virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and YHWH [is] with him.”

19 And Saul sends messengers to Jesse and says, “Send to me your son David, who [is] with the flock.”

20 And Jesse takes a donkey, bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sends [them] by the hand of his son David to Saul.

21 And David comes to Saul, and stands before him, and he loves him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

22 And Saul sends to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes.”

23 And it has come to pass, in the spirit of [sadness from] God being on Saul, that David has taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul has refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness has turned aside from off him.