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Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by. He said, Neither has Yahweh chosen this.
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Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. Samuel said to Jesse, Yahweh has not chosen these.
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Samuel said to Jesse, Are here all your children? He said, There remains yet the youngest, and, behold, he is keeping the sheep. Samuel said to Jesse, Send and get him; for we will not sit down until he come here.
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He sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautiful face, and goodly to look on. Yahweh said, Arise, anoint him; for this is he.
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Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers: and the Spirit of Yahweh came mightily on David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.
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Saul's servants said to him, See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.
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Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp: and it shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.
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Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.
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Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, who is skillful in playing, and a mighty man of valor, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.
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Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.