1 Samuel 16:15-19

International Standard Version

¹⁵ Saul’s servants told him, “Look, an evil spirit from God is troubling you. ¹⁶ Let our lord order his servants who attend you^[a] to look for a man who is skilled in playing the lyre. And then when an evil spirit from God comes on you, he will play^[b] and you will be better.”

¹⁷ Saul told his servants, “Find^[c] a man for me who can play well and bring him to me.”

¹⁸ One of the young men answered: “Look, I’ve seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skilled in playing. The man is a valiant soldier, gifted in speech, and handsome. And the Lord is with him.”

¹⁹ So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”