1 Samuel 16

1 Samuel 16

- v12 So he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, with bright eyes, and good-looking. And the LORD said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is the one!”

- v13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the LORD came upon David from that day forward. So Samuel arose and went to Ramah.

- v14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a distressing spirit from the LORD troubled him.

- v18 Then one of the servants answered and said, “Look, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”

- v21 So David came to Saul and stood before him. And he loved him greatly, and he became his armorbearer.

- v23 And so it was, whenever the spirit from God was upon Saul, that David would take a harp and play it with his hand. Then Saul would become refreshed and well, and the distressing spirit would depart from him.

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After David was anointed by God, God created the time and chance for him to appear before Saul, and set him on his journey to becoming king over Israel.