1 Samuel 16:18-20

16:18 One of his attendants replied, ¹  “I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem ²  who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior ³  and is articulate ⁴  and handsome, ⁵  for the Lord is with him.”

16:19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep. 16:20 So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat ⁶  and sent them to Saul with ⁷  his son David.

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¹ tn Heb “answered and said.”

² map For location see Map5-B1; Map7-E2; Map8-E2; Map10-B4.

³ tn Heb “mighty man of valor and a man of war.”

⁴ tn Heb “discerning of word.”

⁵ tn Heb “a man of form.”

⁶ tn Heb “a kid of the goats.”

⁷ tn Heb “by the hand of.”