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Now the Lord said to Samuel, "^(a)How long will you grieve over Saul, since ^(b)I have rejected him from being king over Israel? ^(c)Fill your horn with oil and go; I will send you to ^(d)Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have ^(e)selected a king for Myself among his sons."

So Samuel did what the Lord said, and came to ⁽ⁱ⁾Bethlehem. And the elders of the city came trembling to meet him and said, "^(j)Do you come in peace?"

And Samuel said to Jesse, "Are these all the children?" And he said, "^(p)There remains yet the youngest, and behold, he is tending the sheep." Then Samuel said to Jesse, "Send and ^[d]bring him; for we will not sit down until he comes here."

So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with ^(q)beautiful eyes and a handsome appearance. And the Lord said, "^(r)Arise, anoint him; for this is he."

Then Samuel took the horn of oil and ^(s)anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and ^(t)the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

Then one of the young men said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, ^(x)a mighty man of valor, a warrior, one prudent in speech, and a handsome man; and ^(y)the Lord is with him."