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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//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 GNT</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><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="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">GNT</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 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">Good News Translation</div><div class="chap"><h3 class="s">David Is Anointed King</h3><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_1"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.1" class="v9_16_1">1</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span> said to Samuel, “How long will you go on grieving over Saul? I have rejected him as king of Israel. But now get some olive oil and go to Bethlehem, to a man named Jesse, because I have chosen one of his sons to be king.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_2"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.2" class="v9_16_2">2</span>“How can I do that?” Samuel asked. “If Saul hears about it, he will kill me!”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_2">The <span class="nd">Lord</span> answered, “Take a calf with you and say that you are there to offer a sacrifice to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>. </span><span class="v9_16_3"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.3" class="v9_16_3">3</span>Invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will tell you what to do. You will anoint as king the man I tell you to.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_4"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.4" class="v9_16_4">4</span>Samuel did what the <span class="nd">Lord</span> told him to do and went to Bethlehem, where the city leaders came trembling to meet him and asked, “Is this a peaceful visit, seer?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_5"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.5" class="v9_16_5">5</span>“Yes,” he answered. “I have come to offer a sacrifice to the <span class="nd">Lord</span>. Purify yourselves and come with me.” He also told Jesse and his sons to purify themselves, and he invited them to the sacrifice.</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_6"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.6" class="v9_16_6">6</span>When they arrived, Samuel saw Jesse's son Eliab and said to himself, “This man standing here in the <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s presence is surely the one he has chosen.” </span><span class="v9_16_7"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.7" class="v9_16_7">7</span>But the <span class="nd">Lord</span> said to him, “Pay no attention to how tall and handsome he is. I have rejected him, because I do not judge as people judge. They look at the outward appearance, but I look at the heart.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_8"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.8" class="v9_16_8">8</span>Then Jesse called his son Abinadab and brought him to Samuel. But Samuel said, “No, the <span class="nd">Lord</span> hasn't chosen him either.” </span><span class="v9_16_9"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.9" class="v9_16_9">9</span>Jesse then brought Shammah. “No, the <span class="nd">Lord</span> hasn't chosen him either,” Samuel said. </span><span class="v9_16_10"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.10" class="v9_16_10">10</span>In this way Jesse brought seven of his sons to Samuel. And Samuel said to him, “No, the <span class="nd">Lord</span> hasn't chosen any of these.” </span><span class="v9_16_11"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.11" class="v9_16_11">11</span>Then he asked him, “Do you have any more sons?”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_11">Jesse answered, “There is still the youngest, but he is out taking care of the sheep.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_11">“Tell him to come here,” Samuel said. “We won't offer the sacrifice until he comes.” </span><span class="v9_16_12"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.12" class="v9_16_12">12</span>So Jesse sent for him. He was a handsome, healthy young man, and his eyes sparkled. The <span class="nd">Lord</span> said to Samuel, “This is the one—anoint him!” </span><span class="v9_16_13"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.13" class="v9_16_13">13</span>Samuel took the olive oil and anointed David in front of his brothers. Immediately the spirit of the <span class="nd">Lord</span> took control of David and was with him from that day on. Then Samuel returned to Ramah.</span></p><h3 class="s">David in Saul's Court</h3><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_14"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.14" class="v9_16_14">14</span>The <span class="nd">Lord</span>'s spirit left Saul, and an evil spirit sent by the <span class="nd">Lord</span> tormented him. </span><span class="v9_16_15"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.15" class="v9_16_15">15</span>His servants said to him, “We know that an evil spirit sent by God is tormenting you. </span><span class="v9_16_16"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.16" class="v9_16_16">16</span>So give us the order, sir, and we will look for a man who knows how to play the harp. Then when the evil spirit comes on you, the man can play his harp, and you will be all right again.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_17"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.17" class="v9_16_17">17</span>Saul ordered them, “Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_18"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.18" class="v9_16_18">18</span>One of his attendants said, “Jesse of the town of Bethlehem has a son who is a good musician. He is also a brave and handsome man, a good soldier, and an able speaker. The <span class="nd">Lord</span> is with him.”</span></p><p class="par"><span class="v9_16_19"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.19" class="v9_16_19">19</span>So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, “Send me your son David, the one who takes care of the sheep.” </span><span class="v9_16_20"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.20" class="v9_16_20">20</span>Jesse sent David to Saul with a young goat, a donkey loaded with bread, and a leather bag full of wine. </span><span class="v9_16_21"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.21" class="v9_16_21">21</span>David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much and chose him as the man to carry his weapons. </span><span class="v9_16_22"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.22" class="v9_16_22">22</span>Then Saul sent a message to Jesse: “I like David. Let him stay here in my service.” </span><span class="v9_16_23"><span class="reftext" id="1Sam.16.23" class="v9_16_23">23</span>From then on, whenever the evil spirit sent by God came on Saul, David would get his harp and play it. The evil spirit would leave, and Saul would feel better and be all right again.</span></p></div></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div align="center"><p><span style="font-size:11pt;">Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition)</span></p> <p><span style="font-size:11pt;">© 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved.</span></p> <p class="yiv9003199930MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;">Bible text from the Good News Translation (GNT) is not to be reproduced in copies or otherwise by any means except as permitted in writing by American Bible Society, 101 North Independence Mall East, Floor 8, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2155 (<a href="http://www.americanbible.org">www.americanbible.org</a>). 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