1 Samuel 16:19-23 Devotionals, Articles & Bible Study

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

²⁰And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

²¹When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

²²Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

²³And whenever the spirit from God came upon Saul, David would pick up his harp and play, and Saul would become well, and the spirit of distress would depart from him.

— 1 Samuel 16:19-23

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