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And the LORDsaid 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.
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And Samuelsaid, How can I go? if Saulhear it, he will kill me. And the LORDsaid, Take an heiferwiththee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the LORD.
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And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD:sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctifiedJesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.
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But the LORDsaid 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 manseeth; for manlooketh on the outward appearance, but the LORDlooketh on the heart.
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And Samuelsaid unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuelsaid unto Jesse,Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he comehither.
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And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautifulcountenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORDsaid, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
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Then Samueltook the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the LORDcame upon David from that dayforward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunningplayer on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evilspirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.
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Then answeredone 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 comelyperson, and the LORD is with him.
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And it came to pass, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that Davidtook an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evilspiritdeparted from him.