9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.”
10 Thus Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.”
11 And Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all the young men here?” Then he said, “There remains yet the youngest, and there he is, keeping the asheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and bring him. For we will not1 sit down till he comes here.”
12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was aruddy, bwith bright eyes, and good-looking. cAnd the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”
13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and athe Spirit of the Lord came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.
A Distressing Spirit Troubles Saul
14 aBut the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and ba distressing spirit from the Lord troubled him.
15 And Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely, a distressing spirit from God is troubling you.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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Interlinear Bible for 1 Samuel 16:11:
Shmuw'el (#8050)
'amar (#559)
'el (#413)
Yishay (#3448)
tamam (#8552)
na`ar (#5288)
'amar (#559)
sha'ar (#7604)
`owd (#5750)
qatan (#6996)
hinneh (#2009)
ra`ah (#7462)
tso'n (#6629)
Shmuw'el (#8050)
'amar (#559)
'el (#413)
Yishay (#3448)
shalach (#7971)
laqach (#3947)
kiy (#3588)
lo' (#3808)
cabab (#5437)
`ad (#5704)
bow' (#935)
poh (#6311)
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