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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Samuel 16 Brenton's Septuagint Translation</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_samuel/16.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/1_samuel/16-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">Brenton</a> > 1 Samuel 16</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_samuel/15.htm" title="1 Samuel 15">◄</a> 1 Samuel 16 <a href="../1_samuel/17.htm" title="1 Samuel 17">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Brenton's Septuagint Translation</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/1_samuel/16-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Samuel Anoints David<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And the Lord said to Samuel, How long dost thou mourn for Saul, whereas I have rejected him from reigning over Israel? Fill thy horn with oil, and come, I will send thee to Jessae, to Bethleem; for I have seen among his sons a king for me. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>And Samuel said, How can I go? whereas Saul will hear of it, and slay me: and the Lord said, Take a heifer in thine hand and thou shall say, I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>And thou shalt call Jessae to the sacrifice, and I will make known to thee what thou shalt do; and thou shalt anoint him whom I shall mention to thee. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>And Samuel did all that the Lord told him; and he came to Bethleem: and the elders of the city were amazed at meeting him, and said, Dost thou come peaceably, thou Seer? <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice to the Lord. Sanctify yourselves, and rejoice with me this day: and he sanctified Jessae and his sons, and he called them to the sacrifice.<p> <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And it came to pass when they came in, that he saw Eliab, and said, Surely the Lord's anointed <i>is</i> before him. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But the Lord said to Samuel, Look not on his appearance, nor on his stature, for I have rejected him; for God sees not as man looks; for man looks at the outward appearance, but God looks at the heart. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>And Jessae called Aminadab, and he passed before Samuel: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>And Jessae caused Sama to pass by: and he said, Neither has God chosen this one. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>And Jessae caused his seven sons to pass before Samuel: and Samuel said, the Lord has not chosen these. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>And Samuel said to Jessae, Hast thou no more sons? And Jessae said, <i>There is</i> yet a little one; behold, he tends the flock. And Samuel said to Jessae, Send and fetch him for we may not sit down till he comes.<p> <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>And he sent and fetched him: and he was ruddy, with beauty of eyes, and very goodly to behold. And the Lord said to Samuel, Arise, and anoint David, for he is good. <A name="14"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brethren: and the Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward: and Samuel arose, and departed to Armathaim.<p> <A name="15"></a><p class="hdg">David Serves Saul<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>And the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>And Saul's servants said to him, Behold now, and evil spirit from the Lord torments thee. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Let now thy servants speak before thee, and let them seek for our lord a man skilled to play on the harp; and it shall come to pass when an evil spirit comes upon thee and he shall play on his harp, that thou shalt be well, and he shall refresh thee. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>And Saul said to his servants, Look now out for me a skillful player, and bring him to me. <A name="19"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And one of his servants answered and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jessae the Bethleemite, and he understands playing <i>on the harp</i>, and the man <i>is</i> prudent, and a warrior, and wise in speech, and the man <i>is</i> handsome, and the Lord <i>is</i> with him. <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>And Saul sent messengers to Jessae, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock. <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>And Jessae took a homer of bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sent them by the hand of his son David to Saul. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And David went in to Saul, and stood before him; and he loved him greatly; and he became his armour-bearer. <A name="23"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>And Saul sent to Jessae, saying, Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he has found grace in my eyes. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>And it came to pass when the evil spirit was upon Saul, that David took his harp, and played with his hand: and Saul was refreshed, and <i>it was</i> well with him, and the evil spirit departed from him.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The English translation of The Septuagint by Sir Lancelot Charles Lee Brenton (1851)<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/15.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 15"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 15" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/17.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 17"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 17" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>