17 Then Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well and bring him to me.”

18 One of the young men answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is also a valiant man,(A) a warrior, eloquent, handsome, and the Lord is with him.”(B)

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

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