Verse 22
1 Samuel 16:22
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֣ח שָׁא֔וּל אֶל יִשַׁ֖י לֵ/אמֹ֑ר יַעֲמָד נָ֤א דָוִד֙ לְ/פָנַ֔/י כִּֽי מָ֥צָא חֵ֖ן בְּ/עֵינָֽ/י
English Translation
And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, "Let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my eyes."
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Chapter 16 Context
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And the Lord said to Samuel. How It long wilt thou mourn for Saul, whom I have rejected from reignin...
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And Samuel said: How shall I go? for Saul will hear of it, and he will kill me. And the Lord said: T...
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And thou shalt call Isai to the sacrifice, and I will shew thee what thou art to do, and thou shalt...
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Then Samuel did as the Lord had said to him. And he came to Bethlehem, and the ancients of the city...
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And he said: It is peaceable: I am come to offer sacrifice to the Lord, be ye sanctified, and come w...
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And when they were come in, he saw Eliab, and said: Is the Lord's anointed before him?
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And the Lord said to Samuel: Look not on his countenance, nor on the height of his stature: because...
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And Isai called Abinadab, and brought him before Samuel. And he said: Neither hath the Lord chosen t...
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And Isai brought Samma, and he said of him: Neither hath the Lord chosen this.
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Isai therefore brought his seven sons before Samuel: and Samuel said to Isai: The Lord hath not chos...
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And Samuel said to Isai: Are here all thy sons? He answered: There remaineth yet a young one, who ke...
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He sent therefore and brought him Now he was ruddy and beautiful to behold, and of a comely face. An...
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Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the spirit of t...
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14
But the spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.
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And the servants of Saul said to him: Behold now an evil spirit from God (Elohim) troubleth thee.
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Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee will seek out a man skilful in playin...
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And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.
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And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai the Bethlehemite, a skilfu...
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Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David thy son, who is in the pastures.
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And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them b...
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And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourb...
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And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.
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So whensoever the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, David took his harp, and played with his...
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