1	And the LORD said# unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn# for Saul, seeing I have rejected# him from reigning# over Israel? fill# thine horn with oil, and go# , I will send# thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I have provided# me a king among his sons.
			2	And Samuel said# , How can I go# ? if Saul hear# it , he will kill# me. And the LORD said# , Take# an heifer# with thee, and say# , I am come# to sacrifice# to the LORD. [with thee: Heb. in thine hand]
			3	And call# Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will shew# thee what thou shalt do# : and thou shalt anoint# unto me him whom I name# unto thee.
			4	And Samuel did# that which the LORD spake# , and came# to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled# at his coming# , and said# , Comest# thou peaceably? [coming: Heb. meeting]
			5	And he said# , Peaceably: I am come# to sacrifice# unto the LORD: sanctify# yourselves, and come# with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified# Jesse and his sons, and called# them to the sacrifice.
			6	And it came to pass, when they were come# , that he looked# on Eliab, and said# , Surely the LORD'S anointed is before him. [Eliab: called Elihu]
			7	But the LORD said# unto Samuel, Look# not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused# him: for the LORD seeth not as man seeth# ; for man looketh# on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh# on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
			8	Then Jesse called# Abinadab, and made him pass# before Samuel. And he said# , Neither hath the LORD chosen# this.
			9	Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by# . And he said# , Neither hath the LORD chosen# this. [Shammah: Shimeah, also called, Shimma]
			10	Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass# before Samuel. And Samuel said# unto Jesse, The LORD hath not chosen# these.
			11	And Samuel said# unto Jesse, Are here all# thy children? And he said# , There remaineth# yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth# the sheep. And Samuel said# unto Jesse, Send# and fetch# him: for we will not sit down# till he come# hither. [down: Heb. round]
			12	And he sent# , and brought him in# . Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORD said# , Arise# , anoint# him: for this is he. [of a...: Heb. fair of eyes]
			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. So Samuel rose up# , and went# to Ramah.
			14	But the Spirit of the LORD departed# from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled# him. [troubled: or, terrified]
			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. [matters: or, speech]
			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.