1 Samuel 16:16-18

16 Que o nosso soberano mande estes seus servos procurar um homem que saiba tocar harpa. Quando o espírito maligno, vindo da parte de Deus, se apoderar de ti, o homem tocará harpa e tu te sentirás melhor”.

17 E Saul respondeu aos que o serviam: “Encontrem alguém que toque bem e tragam-no até aqui”.

18 Um dos oficiais respondeu: “Conheço um filho de Jessé, de Belém, que sabe tocar harpa. É um guerreiro valente, sabe falar bem, tem boa aparência e o SENHOR está com ele”.

1 Samuel 16:16-18 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO FIRST SAMUEL 16

In this chapter Samuel is ordered to anoint a king among the sons of Jesse of Bethlehem, 1Sa 16:1-5 all whose sons were made to pass before him, excepting David, 1Sa 16:6-10 who being then with his father's sheep, was sent for and was anointed, 1Sa 16:11-13, after which the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and he became melancholy, and it was advised to seek out a musician for him, and David was mentioned to him as a proper person, 1Sa 16:14-18 upon which he was sent for, and acted as a musician to Saul, and also became his armourbearer, which was the first rise of him, 1Sa 16:19-23.