And the LORDsaiduntoSamuel, How longwiltthoumourn for Saul, seeing I haverejected him fromreigningoverIsrael? fillthinehornwith oil, and go, I willsendthee to Jesse the Bethlehemite: for I haveprovided me a kingamong his sons.
And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrificeunto the LORD: sanctifyyourselves, and comewith me to the sacrifice. And he sanctifiedJesse and his sons, and calledthem to the sacrifice.
But the LORDsaiduntoSamuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I haverefused him: for the LORDseeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outwardappearance, but the LORDlooketh on the heart.
And SamuelsaiduntoJesse, Are here all thy children? And he said, Thereremaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And SamuelsaiduntoJesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit downtill he comehither.
And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and withal of a beautifulcountenance, and goodly to look to. And the LORDsaid, Arise, anoint him: for this is he.
ThenSamueltook the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of the LORDcameuponDavidfromthat day forward. So Samuelrose up, and went to Ramah.
Let our lord now command thy servants, which are beforethee, to seek out a man, who is a cunningplayer on an harp: and it shallcome to pass, when the evilspiritfrom God is uponthee, that he shallplaywith his hand, and thoushalt be well.
Thenanswered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I haveseen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mightyvaliant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comelyperson, and the LORD is with him.
And it came to pass, when the evilspiritfrom God was uponSaul, thatDavidtook an harp, and playedwith his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evilspiritdepartedfrom him.