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1 Samuel 16 📜 📕 ↷
David Serves Saul
14 And the Spirit of our Lord departed from Saul, and a wicked spirit vexed him, from our Lord.📜💬📚
15 And the servants of Saul said to him: Behold an evil spirit of God vexeth thee.📜💬📚
16 Let our Lord command, and thy servants which are before thee will seek a man skillful to play on the harp, that when the evil spirit of our Lord shall take thee, he may play with his hand, and thou bear it more easily.📜💬📚
17 And Saul said to his servants: Provide me therefore some man that playeth well, and bring him to me.📜💬📚
18 And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen the son of Isai the Bethlehemite skillful to play, and very valiant in strength, and a warlike man, and wise in his words, & a beautiful man: and our Lord is with him.📜💬📚
19 Saul therefore sent messengers to Isai saying: Send unto me David thy son, which is in the pastures.📜💬📚
20 Isai therefore took an ass loaden with loaves, and a flagon of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent it by the hand of David his son to Saul.📜💬📚
21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: but he loved him exceedingly, and was made his esquire.📜💬📚
22 And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand in my sight: for he hath found grace in mine eyes.📜💬📚
23 Therefore whensoever the evil spirit of our Lord caught Saul, David took his harp, & struck with his hand, & Saul was refreshed, and waxed better, for the evil spirit departed from him.📜💬📚
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