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Now the Spirit of the LORD left Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD terrified him.

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

Saul's servants then said to him, "Behold now, an evil spirit from God is terrifying you.

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

"May our lord now command your servants who are before you. Have them search for a man who is a skillful musician on the harp; and it shall come about whenever the evil spirit from God is upon you, that he shall play the harp with his hand, and you will become well."

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.

So Saul said to his servants, "Now select for me a man who can play well, and bring him to me."

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

Then one of the young men responded and said, "Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is a skillful musician, a valiant mighty man, a warrior, skillful in speech, and a handsome man; and the LORD is with him."

Then answered one of the servants, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, 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.

So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, who is with the flock."

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

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread and a jug of wine, and he took a young goat, and sent them to Saul by his son David.

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.

Then David came to Saul and attended him; and Saul greatly loved him, and he became his armor bearer.

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

So Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, "Let David now be my attendant for he has found favor in my sight."

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

So it came about whenever the evil spirit from God came to Saul, David would take the harp and play it with his hand; and Saul would feel relieved and become well, and the evil spirit would leave him.

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.