“Now the Lord said to Samuel, how long will you mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse the Bethlehemite. For I have provided myself a king…”
1 Samuel 16
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1Now the LORD said to Samuel, "How long are you going to mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him as king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have selected from his sons a king for Myself."
“And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go, I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me a king…”
“And the Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil and go. I will send thee to Jesse, the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me a king…”
“And the Lord said unto Samuel how long wilt thou mourn for Saul seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel. Fill thine horn with oil and go. I will send thee to Jesse the desolate knight for I have provided thee a king…”
“The Lord said unto Samuel, How long wilt thou mourn for Saul, seeing I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thine horn with oil, and go. I will send thee to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided me a king among…”
“Now the Lord said to Samuel, How long will you grieve over Saul since I've rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go, and I'll send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have selected a king for…”
2"How can I go?" Samuel asked. "Saul will hear of it and kill me!" The LORD answered, "Take a heifer with you and say, 'I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.'
“And Samuel said, how can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me. But the Lord said, take a heifer with you and say, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.”
“And Samuel said how can I go. If Saul hear it he will kill me. And the Lord said take an apple with thee and say I am come to sacrifice to the Lord”
“And Samuel said, How can I go? If Saul hear it, he will kill me. And the Lord said, Take an heifer with thee, and say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord.”
“and Samuel said how can I go if Saul hears it? He will kill me. And the Lord said take a heifer with you and say I've come to sacrifice to the Lord”
3Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you are to do. You are to anoint for Me the one I indicate."
“Then invite Jesse to the sacrifice and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint for me the one I named to you.”
“And call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show thee what thou shalt do. And thou shalt anoint unto me him whom I name unto thee.”
“then invite Jesse to the sacrifice. And I'll show you what you shall do. You shall anoint for me the one I named to you.”
4So Samuel did what the LORD had said and went to Bethlehem. When the elders of the town met him, they trembled and asked, "Do you come in peace?"
“So Samuel did what the Lord said and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming and said, do you come peaceably?”
“So Samuel did what the Lord said and went to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming and said, Do you come peaceably?”
“So Samuel did what the Lord said and went down to Bethlehem and the elders of the town Trembled that is coming and said do you come peaceably?”
“And Samuel did that which the Lord spake, and came to Bethlehem. And the elders of the town trembled at his coming, and said, Comest thou peaceably?”
5"In peace," he replied. "I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Consecrate yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice." Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.
“And he said, peaceably I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.”
“And he said peaceably, I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.”
“And he said Peter Bley I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.”
“And he said peaceably, I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourself and come with me to the sacrifice. Then he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.”
“And he said, yeah, I come peacefully, or peaceably. I am come to sacrifice unto the Lord. Sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons and called them to the sacrifice.”
“and he said peaceably I've come to sacrifice to the Lord sanctify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice. Then he sanctified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice.”
6When they arrived, Samuel saw Eliab and said, "Surely here before the LORD is His anointed."
“So it was when they came that he looked at Eliab and said, surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”
“and verse 6. It came to pass when they were come that he looked on Eliab and said, surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”
“So it was and they came that he looked at Eliab and said surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”
“And it came to pass when they were come that he looked on Elias. Elias and said surely the Lord's anointed it before him.”
“And it came to pass when they were come that he looked upon Elab and said, surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”
“And it came to pass, when they were come, that he looked on the liars, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed is before him.”
7But the LORD said to Samuel, "Do not consider his appearance or height, for I have rejected him; the LORD does not see as man does. For man sees the outward appearance, but the LORD sees the heart."
“But the Lord said unto Samuel verse 7 look not on his countenance or on the height of his stature because I have refused him for the Lord seeth not as man seeth for man looketh on the outward appearance but the Lord looketh on…”
“But the Lord said unto Samuel, look not on his countenance or on the height of his stature because I have refused him. For the Lord seeth not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the…”
“But the Lord said to Samuel, Do not look at his appearance or at the height of his stature, referring to Saul, because I have rejected him. For God sees not as man sees, for man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks…”
“But the Lord said to Samuel, do not look at his appearance or at his physical stature because I have refused him. For the Lord does not see as a man sees. For a man looks at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart.”
“But the Lord said unto Samuel, look not on his countenance or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord seeth not as man seeth. For man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the…”
“the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature, because I have refused him. For the Lord seeth not as man seeth, for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the…”
8Then Jesse called Abinadab and presented him to Samuel, who said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."
“so Jesse called Abinadad and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
“So Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
“Then Jesse called to Binadad, and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.”
“So Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel and said neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
9Next Jesse presented Shammah, but Samuel said, "The LORD has not chosen this one either."
“Then Jesse made Shammah pass by and he said, neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
“Then Jesse made Shammah pass by and he said, neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
“Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by, and he said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.”
“Jesse made Shammah pass by and he said neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
“Then Jesse made Shammah to pass by, and said, Neither hath the Lord chosen this.”
10Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, but Samuel told him, "The LORD has not chosen any of these."
“Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel, and Samuel said to Jesse, The Lord has not chosen these.”
“again. Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse the Lord hath not chosen thee.”
“Again, Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel, and Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen these.”
“Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, the Lord has not chosen these.”
“Again Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, The Lord hath not chosen thee.”
“again Jesse made seven of his sons to pass before Samuel. And Samuel said unto Jesse, the Lord has not chosen these.”
11And Samuel asked him, "Are these all the sons you have?" "There is still the youngest," Jesse replied, "but he is tending the sheep." "Send for him," Samuel replied. "For we will not sit down to eat until he arrives."
“And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him, for we will not sit down till he come hither.”
“And Samuel said to Jesse, are all the young men here? Then he said, there remains yet the youngest. And there he is keeping the sheep. And Samuel said to Jesse, send and bring him. For he will not, we will not sit down till he…”
“Samuel said to Jesse, Are all the young men here? And then he said, Yeah, there remains yet the youngest. And there he is, keeping the sheep. Samuel said to Jesse, Send and bring him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.”
“And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are there here all thy children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest. And behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him, for he will not sit. We will not sit…”
12So Jesse sent for his youngest son and brought him in. He was ruddy, with beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the LORD said, "Rise and anoint him, for he is the one."
“So he sent and brought him in. And he was ruddy with bright eyes and good looking. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him, for this is the one.”
“So he sent and brought him in, and he was ruddy with bright eyes and good looking. And the Lord said, Arise, anoint him, for this is the one.”
“And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ready, and with all of a beautiful countenance, and goodly to look to. And the Lord said, Arise, and anoint him, for this is he.”
“and he sent and brought him in. Now he was ready and with all of a beautiful beautiful countenance and a goodly to look to and The Lord said arise anoint him for this is he.”
“He sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and with all of a beautiful countenance and goodly to look to. The Lord said, Arise, anoint him, for this is he.”
13So Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the presence of his brothers, and the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon David from that day forward. Then Samuel set out and went to Ramah.
“Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brethren. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.”
“then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers and the Spirit of the Lord came Upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Rama”
“Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went back to Ramah.”
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“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him David in the midst of his brethren, and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel rose up and went to Ramah.”
“Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.”
“Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramph.”
14After the Spirit of the LORD had departed from Saul, a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.
“"...but the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.".”
“But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
“But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
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“But the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
“But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
“But then the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul and a distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.”
15Saul's servants said to him, "Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.
“And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.”
“And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.”
“And Saul's servants said to him, Surely a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.”
“Saul's servants then said to him, behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrorizing you.”
“Saul's servants said to him surely a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.”
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“Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee.”
16Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well."
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“Let our Lord now command thy servants which are before thee to seek out a man who is a cunning player on an harp, and it shall come to pass when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand and thou…”
“Let our Lord now command thy servants which are before thee to seek out a man who is a cunning player on a harp. And it shall come to pass when the evil spirit from God is upon thee that he shall play with his hand and thou shalt…”
“Let our master now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is a skillful player of the harp, and it shall be that he will play it with his hands when the distressing spirit from God is upon you, and you…”
“let our master now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man Who's a skillful player on the harp? It shall be that he will play. That he will play it with his hand when the distressing spirit from God is upon you…”
17And Saul commanded his servants, "Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me."
“And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well and bring him to me.”
“So Saul said to his servants provide me now a man who can play well and bring him to me”
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“And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well and bring him to me.”
“and Saul said unto his servant provide me now a man that can play well and bring him to me.”
“Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well and bring him to me.”
“So Saul said to the servants, Provide me now a man who can play well and bring him to me.”
18One of the servants answered, "I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him."
“Then one of the servants answered and said, Look, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person, and the Lord is with him.”
“Then one of the servants answered said look I've seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite. Who is skillful in playing a mighty man of valor a man of war prudent in speech and a handsome person and the Lord is with? Him.”
“Then answered one of the servants and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite, that is cunning and playing, a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the Lord is…”
“Then answered one of the servants and said, Behold, I have seen the son of Jesse, the Bethlehemite. He is cunning in playing, and a mighty, valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person. And the Lord…”
19So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."
“Wherefore, Saul sent messengers unto Jesse and said, Send me David, thy son, which is with the sheep.”
“Wherefore, Saul sent messengers, verse 19, unto Jesse and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.”
“wherefore Saul sent messengers onto Jesse and said, send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.”
“Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said send me your son David who's with the sheep.”
“wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which what? It's with the sheep.”
20And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.
“And Jesse took an ass laden with bread and a bottle of wine and a kid and sent them by David his son unto Saul.”
“And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.”
“and Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread a skin of wine and a Young goat and sent him by his son David Saul.”
21When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.
“And David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly. And he became his”
“and David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly. And he became his”
“So David came to Stalin's Saul and stood before him and he loved him greatly and he became his”
“And David came to Saul and stood before him and he loved him greatly and he became his”
22Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him."
“And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found favor in my sight.”
“And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
“Then Saul sent to Jesse saying please let David stand before me for he's found favor in my sight.”
“And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
“And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”
23And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.
“So it was whenever the Spirit from God was upon Saul that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well and the distressing spirit would depart from him.”
“And it came to pass when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul that David took the harp and he played with his hands. So Saul was refreshed and was well. And the evil spirit departed from him.”
“And it came to pass, verse 23, when the evil spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took a harp and played with his hand. And so Saul was refreshed and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him.”