1 Samuel 16:17

17 et ait Saul ad servos suos providete mihi aliquem bene psallentem et adducite eum ad me

1 Samuel 16:17 Meaning and Commentary

1 Samuel 16:17

And Saul said unto his servants
Approving of, and pleased with the advice they gave:

provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me; for being
a sovereign prince, he could command whom he would to attend to his person and service.

1 Samuel 16:17 In-Context

15 dixeruntque servi Saul ad eum ecce spiritus Dei malus exagitat te
16 iubeat dominus noster et servi tui qui coram te sunt quaerant hominem scientem psallere cithara ut quando arripuerit te spiritus Dei malus psallat manu sua et levius feras
17 et ait Saul ad servos suos providete mihi aliquem bene psallentem et adducite eum ad me
18 et respondens unus de pueris ait ecce vidi filium Isai Bethleemitem scientem psallere et fortissimum robore et virum bellicosum et prudentem in verbis et virum pulchrum et Dominus est cum eo
19 misit ergo Saul nuntios ad Isai dicens mitte ad me David filium tuum qui est in pascuis
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