📖 The Book of 1 Samuel: Bible Verses and Spiritual Insights

1 SAMUEL 16:14

# But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:15

And Saul's servants said unto him, Behold now, an evil spirit from God troubleth thee. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:16

Let our lord now command thy servants, [which are] before thee, to seek out a man, [who is] a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:17

And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:18

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, [that is] cunning in playing, and a mighty valiant man, and a man of war, and prudent in matters, and a comely person, and the LORD [is] with him. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:19

# Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:20

And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son unto Saul. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:21

And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:22

And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me; for he hath found favour in my sight. ...

1 SAMUEL 16:23

And it came to pass, when the [evil] spirit from God was upon Saul, that David took an harp, and played with his hand: so Saul was refreshed, and was well, and the evil spirit departed from him. ...

1 SAMUEL 17:1

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, which [belongeth] to Judah, and pitched between Shochoh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. ...

1 SAMUEL 17:2

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered together, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the battle in array against the Philistines. ...