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And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, "The LORD has not chosen these."
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And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are all your sons here?" And he said, "There remains yet the youngest, but behold, he is keeping the sheep." And Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and fetch him; for we will not sit down till he comes here."
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And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. And the LORD 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 the LORD came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
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Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD tormented him.
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And Saul's servants said to him, "Behold now, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you.
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Let our lord now command your servants, who are before you, to seek out a man who is skilful in playing the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well."
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So Saul said to his servants, "Provide for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me."
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One of the young men answered, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skilful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence; and the LORD 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."
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And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a skin of wine and a kid, and sent them by David his son to Saul.