King James Version (KJV) With Strong Codes

1. And the LORD[H3068] said[H559] unto[H413] Samuel,[H8050] How long[H5704] [H4100] wilt thou[H859] mourn[H56] for[H413] Saul,[H7586] seeing I[H589] have rejected[H3988] him from reigning[H4480] [H4427] over[H5921] Israel?[H3478] fill[H4390] thine horn[H7161] with oil,[H8081] and go,[H1980] I will send[H7971] thee to[H413] Jesse[H3448] the Bethlehemite:[H1022] for[H3588] I have provided[H7200] me a king[H4428] among his sons.[H1121]

2. And Samuel[H8050] said,[H559] How[H349] can I go?[H1980] if Saul[H7586] hear[H8085] it, he will kill[H2026] me. And the LORD[H3068] said,[H559] Take[H3947] a heifer[H5697] [H1241] with[H3027] thee, and say,[H559] I am come[H935] to sacrifice[H2076] to the LORD.[H3068]

3. And call[H7121] Jesse[H3448] to the sacrifice,[H2077] and I[H595] will show[H3045] thee[H853] what[H834] thou shalt do:[H6213] and thou shalt anoint[H4886] unto me him[H853] whom[H834] I name[H559] unto[H413] thee.

4. And Samuel[H8050] did[H6213] [H853] that which[H834] the LORD[H3068] spoke,[H1696] and came[H935] to Bethlehem.[H1035] And the elders[H2205] of the town[H5892] trembled[H2729] at his coming,[H7122] and said,[H559] Comest[H935] thou peaceably?[H7965]

5. And he said,[H559] Peaceably:[H7965] I am come[H935] to sacrifice[H2076] unto the LORD:[H3068] sanctify yourselves,[H6942] and come[H935] with[H854] me to the sacrifice.[H2077] And he sanctified[H6942] [H853] Jesse[H3448] and his sons,[H1121] and called[H7121] them to the sacrifice.[H2077]

6. And it came to pass,[H1961] when they were come,[H935] that he looked on[H7200] [H853] Eliab,[H446] and said,[H559] Surely[H389] the LORD's[H3068] anointed[H4899] is before[H5048] him.

7. But the LORD[H3068] said[H559] unto[H413] Samuel,[H8050] Look[H5027] not[H408] on[H413] his countenance,[H4758] or on[H413] the height[H1364] of his stature;[H6967] because[H3588] I have refused[H3988] him: for[H3588] the LORD seeth not[H3808] as[H834] man[H120] seeth;[H7200] for[H3588] man[H120] looketh[H7200] on the outward appearance,[H5869] but the LORD[H3068] looketh[H7200] on the heart.[H3824]

8. Then Jesse[H3448] called[H7121] [H413] Abinadab,[H41] and made him pass[H5674] before[H6440] Samuel.[H8050] And he said,[H559] Neither[H1571] [H3808] hath the LORD[H3068] chosen[H977] this.[H2088]

9. Then Jesse[H3448] made Shammah[H8048] to pass by.[H5674] And he said,[H559] Neither[H1571] [H3808] hath the LORD[H3068] chosen[H977] this.[H2088]

10. Again, Jesse[H3448] made seven[H7651] of his sons[H1121] to pass[H5674] before[H6440] Samuel.[H8050] And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] unto[H413] Jesse,[H3448] The LORD[H3068] hath not[H3808] chosen[H977] these.[H428]

11. And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] unto[H413] Jesse,[H3448] Are here all[H8552] thy children?[H5288] And he said,[H559] There remaineth[H7604] yet[H5750] the youngest,[H6996] and, behold,[H2009] he keepeth[H7462] the sheep.[H6629] And Samuel[H8050] said[H559] unto[H413] Jesse,[H3448] Send[H7971] and fetch[H3947] him: for[H3588] we will not[H3808] sit down[H5437] till[H5704] he come[H935] hither.[H6311]

12. And he sent,[H7971] and brought[H935] him in. Now he[H1931] was ruddy,[H132] and withal[H5973] of a beautiful[H3303] countenance,[H5869] and goodly[H2896] to look to.[H7210] And the LORD[H3068] said,[H559] Arise,[H6965] anoint[H4886] him: for[H3588] this[H2088] is he.[H1931]

13. Then Samuel[H8050] took[H3947] [H853] the horn[H7161] of oil,[H8081] and anointed[H4886] him in the midst[H7130] of his brethren:[H251] and the Spirit[H7307] of the LORD[H3068] came[H6743] upon[H413] David[H1732] from that day[H4480] [H3117] [H1931] forward.[H4605] So Samuel[H8050] rose up,[H6965] and went[H1980] to Ramah.[H7414]

14. But the Spirit[H7307] of the LORD[H3068] departed[H5493] from[H4480] [H5973] Saul,[H7586] and an evil[H7451] spirit[H7307] from[H4480] [H854] the LORD[H3068] troubled[H1204] him.

15. And Saul's[H7586] servants[H5650] said[H559] unto[H413] him, Behold[H2009] now,[H4994] an evil[H7451] spirit[H7307] from God[H430] troubleth[H1204] thee.

16. Let our lord[H113] now[H4994] command[H559] thy servants,[H5650] which are before[H6440] thee, to seek out[H1245] a man,[H376] who is a cunning[H3045] player[H5059] on a harp:[H3658] and it shall come to pass,[H1961] when[H1961] the evil[H7451] spirit[H7307] from God[H430] is upon[H5921] thee, that he shall play[H5059] with his hand,[H3027] and thou shalt be well.[H2895]

17. And Saul[H7586] said[H559] unto[H413] his servants,[H5650] Provide[H7200] me now[H4994] a man[H376] that can play[H5059] well,[H3190] and bring[H935] him to[H413] me.

18. Then answered[H6030] one[H259] of the servants,[H5288] and said,[H559] Behold,[H2009] I have seen[H7200] a son[H1121] of Jesse[H3448] the Bethlehemite,[H1022] that is cunning[H3045] in playing,[H5059] and a mighty[H1368] valiant man,[H2428] and a man[H376] of war,[H4421] and prudent[H995] in matters,[H1697] and a comely[H8389] person,[H376] and the LORD[H3068] is with[H5973] him.

19. Wherefore Saul[H7586] sent[H7971] messengers[H4397] unto[H413] Jesse,[H3448] and said,[H559] Send[H7971] me[H853] David[H1732] thy son,[H1121] which[H834] is with the sheep.[H6629]

20. And Jesse[H3448] took[H3947] an ass[H2543] laden with bread,[H3899] and a bottle[H4997] of wine,[H3196] and a[H259] kid,[H1423] [H5795] and sent[H7971] them by[H3027] David[H1732] his son[H1121] unto[H413] Saul.[H7586]

21. And David[H1732] came[H935] to[H413] Saul,[H7586] and stood[H5975] before[H6440] him: and he loved[H157] him greatly;[H3966] and he became[H1961] his armorbearer.[H3627] [H5375]

22. And Saul[H7586] sent[H7971] to[H413] Jesse,[H3448] saying,[H559] Let David,[H1732] I pray thee,[H4994] stand[H5975] before[H6440] me; for[H3588] he hath found[H4672] favor[H2580] in my sight.[H5869]

23. And it came to pass,[H1961] when[H1961] the evil spirit[H7307] from God[H430] was upon[H413] Saul,[H7586] that David[H1732] took[H3947] [H853] a harp,[H3658] and played[H5059] with his hand:[H3027] so Saul[H7586] was refreshed,[H7304] and was well,[H2895] and the evil[H7451] spirit[H7307] departed[H5493] from[H4480] [H5921] him.