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Let our lord now command thy servants, [who are] before thee, to seek a man [who is] a skillful player on a harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he will play with his hand, and thou wilt be well.
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And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me.
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Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, [that is] skillful 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.
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Wherefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send to me David thy son, who [is] with the sheep.
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And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son to Saul.
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And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armor-bearer.
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And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favor in my sight.
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And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.