1 Samuel 16 | English Standard Version

English Standard Version

David Anointed King

1 The Lord said to Samuel, “How long will you grieve over Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided for myself a king among his sons.” (1Sa 10:1; 1Sa 15:23; 1Sa 15:26; 1Sa 15:35; Ps 78:70; Ps 89:19; Ac 13:22)

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2 And Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” And the Lord said, “Take a heifer with you and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the Lord.’ (1Sa 9:12; 1Sa 20:29) 3 And invite Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. And you shall anoint for me him whom I declare to you.” (1Sa 9:16) 4 Samuel did what the Lord commanded and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling and said, “Do you come peaceably?” (1Sa 21:1; 1Ki 2:13; 2Ki 9:22) 5 And he said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the Lord. Consecrate yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” And he consecrated Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. (Jos 3:5) 6 When they came, he looked on Eliab and thought, “Surely the Lord’s anointed is before him.” (1Sa 17:13) 7 But the Lord said to Samuel, “Do not look on his appearance or on the height of his stature, because I have rejected him. For the Lord sees not as man sees: man looks on the outward appearance, but the Lord looks on the heart.” (1Ki 8:39; 1Ch 28:9; Ps 7:9; Ps 147:10; Jer 11:20; Jer 17:10; Jer 20:12; Ac 1:24)

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8 Then Jesse called Abinadab and made him pass before Samuel. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” (1Sa 17:13) 9 Then Jesse made Shammah pass by. And he said, “Neither has the Lord chosen this one.” (1Sa 16:8) 10 And Jesse made seven of his sons pass before Samuel. And Samuel said to Jesse, “The Lord has not chosen these.” 11 Then Samuel said to Jesse, “Are all your sons here?” And he said, “There remains yet the youngest,^[1] but behold, he is keeping the sheep.” And Samuel said to Jesse, “Send and get him, for we will not sit down till he comes here.” (1Sa 17:13; 2Sa 7:8; 2Sa 13:3; 1Ch 2:13; Ps 78:70)

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12 And he sent and brought him in. Now he was ruddy and had beautiful eyes and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him, for this is he.” (1Sa 9:17; 1Sa 17:42) 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil and anointed him in the midst of his brothers. And the Spirit of the Lord rushed upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up and went to Ramah. (Jud 3:10; 1Sa 10:1; 1Sa 10:6; 1Sa 10:10; 1Sa 11:6; 1Sa 16:1; Ps 89:20)

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David in Saul’s Service

14 Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and a harmful spirit from the Lord tormented him. (Jud 9:23; Jud 16:20; 1Sa 18:10; 1Sa 18:12; 1Sa 19:9; 1Sa 28:15)

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15 And Saul’s servants said to him, “Behold now, a harmful spirit from God is tormenting you. 16 Let our lord now command your servants who are before you to seek out a man who is skillful in playing the lyre, and when the harmful spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.” (1Sa 16:21; 1Sa 18:10; 1Sa 19:9; 1Ki 10:8; 2Ki 3:15)

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17 So Saul said to his servants, “Provide for me a man who can play well and bring him to me.” 18 One of the young men answered, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a man of good presence, and the Lord is with him.” (1Sa 3:19; 1Sa 17:32; 1Sa 17:34; 1Sa 18:12; 1Sa 18:14)

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19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.” (1Sa 16:11; 1Sa 17:15; 1Sa 17:34) 20 And Jesse took a donkey laden with bread and a skin of wine and a young goat and sent them by David his son to Saul. (1Sa 17:18) 21 And David came to Saul and entered his service. And Saul loved him greatly, and he became his armor-bearer. (1Sa 16:16) 22 And Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for he has found favor in my sight.” 23 And whenever the harmful spirit from God was upon Saul, David took the lyre and played it with his hand. So Saul was refreshed and was well, and the harmful spirit departed from him. (1Sa 16:14; 1Sa 16:16)

الكتاب المقدس

صموئيل يمسح داود

1 وَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «إِلَى مَتَى تَظَلُّ تَنُوحُ عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَأَنَا قَدْ رَفَضْتُهُ أَنْ يَكُونَ مَلِكاً عَلَى إِسْرَائِيلَ؟ امْلأْ قَرْنَكَ بِالزَّيْتِ وَتَعَالَ أُرْسِلْكَ إِلَى يَسَّى الْمُقِيمِ فِي بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ، لأَنِّي قَدِ اخْتَرْتُ أَحَدَ أَبْنَائِهِ لِيَكُونَ مَلِكاً». 2 فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «كَيْفَ أَذْهَبُ؟ إِنْ بَلَغَ شَاوُلَ الأَمْرُ يَقْتُلْنِي». فَأَجَابَهُ الرَّبُّ: «خُذْ مَعَكَ عِجْلَةً وَقُلْ قَدْ جِئْتُ لأَذْبَحَ لِلرَّبِّ. 3 وَادْعُ يَسَّى لِحُضُورِ تَقْدِيمِ الذَّبِيحَةِ وَأَنَا أُلَقِّنُكَ مَاذَا تَصْنَعُ، فَتَمْسَحُ لِي مَنْ أَقُولُ لَكَ عَنْهُ». 4 فَفَعَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ بِمُوْجِبِ مَا تَكَلَّمَ بِهِ الرَّبُّ. وَذَهَبَ إِلَى بَيْتِ لَحْمٍ. فَاضْطَرَبَ شُيُوخُ الْمَدِينَةِ لَدَى اسْتِقْبَالِهِ وَقَالُوا لَهُ: «هَلْ لِلسَّلامِ حَضَرْتَ؟» 5 فَأَجَابَ: «نَعَمْ، لِلسَّلامِ. لَقَدْ حَضَرْتُ لأُقَرِّبَ لِلرَّبِّ. طَهِّرُوا أَنْفُسَكُمْ وَتَعَالَوْا مَعِي إِلَى الذَّبِيحَةِ». وَقَدَّسَ يَسَّى أَبْنَاءَهُ وَدَعَاهُمْ لِلذَّبِيحَةِ. 6 وَعِنْدَمَا أَقْبَلُوا وَشَاهَدَ صَمُوئِيلُ أَلِيآبَ بْنَ يَسَّى قَالَ: «إِنَّ هَذَا هُوَ مُخْتَارُ الرَّبِّ». 7 فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ لِصَمُوئِيلَ: «لا تُلْقِ بَالاً إِلَى وَسَامَتِهِ وَطُولِ قَامَتِهِ إِذ لَيْسَ هَذَا مَنِ اخْتَرْتُهُ، فَنَظْرَةُ الرَّبِّ تَخْتَلِفُ عَنْ نَظْرَةِ الإِنْسَانِ، لأَنَّ الإِنْسَانَ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْمَظْهَرِ الْخَارِجِيِّ وَأَمَّا الرَّبُّ فَإِنَّهُ يَنْظُرُ إِلَى الْقَلْبِ». 8 وَدَعَا يَسَّى ابْنَهُ أَبِينَادَابَ وَأَجَازَهُ أَمَامَ صَمُوئِيلَ، فَقَالَ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضاً لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ الرَّبُّ». 9 ثُمَّ قَدَّمَ يَسَّى شَمَّةَ، فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ: «وَهَذَا أَيْضاً لَمْ يَخْتَرْهُ الرَّبُّ». 10 وَعِنْدَمَا انْتَهَى يَسَّى مِنْ تَقْدِيمِ أَبْنَائِهِ السَّبْعَةِ، قَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «إِنَّ الرَّبَّ لَمْ يَخْتَرْ وَاحِداً مِنْ هَؤُلاءِ». 11 ثُمَّ اسْتَطْرَدَ: «هَلْ لَكَ أَبْنَاءٌ آخَرُونَ؟» فَأَجَابَ يَسَّى: «بَقِيَ بَعْدُ أَصْغَرُهُمْ وَهُوَ يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ». فَقَالَ صَمُوئِيلُ لِيَسَّى: «أَرْسِلْ مَنْ يَأْتِي بِهِ لأَنَّنَا لَنْ نَتَّكِئَ حَتَّى يَصِلَ إِلَى هُنَا». 12 فَبَعَثَ يَسَّى مَنِ اسْتَدْعَاهُ، وَكَانَ فَتىً أَشْقَرَ، أَخَّاذَ الْعَيْنَيْنِ وَسِيمَ الطَّلْعَةِ. فَقَالَ الرَّبُّ: «قُمِ امْسَحْهُ، لأَنَّ هَذَا هُوَ مَنِ اخْتَرْتُهُ». 13 فَتَنَاوَلَ صَمُوئِيلُ قَرْنَ الزَّيْتِ وَمَسَحَهُ أَمَامَ إِخْوَتِهِ. وَمُنْذُ ذَلِكَ الْيَوْمِ فَصَاعِداً حَلَّ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ عَلَى دَاوُدَ. ثُمَّ رَجَعَ صَمُوئِيلُ إِلَى الرَّامَةِ.

داود في خدمة شاول

14 وَفَارَقَ رُوحُ الرَّبِّ شَاوُلَ وَهَاجَمَهُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ رُوحٌ رَدِيءٌ يُعَذِّبُهُ. 15 فَقَالَ لَهُ رِجَالُهُ: «إِنَّ رُوحاً رَدِيئاً يُعَذِّبُكَ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ. 16 فَلْيَأْمُرْ سَيِّدُنَا خُدَّامَهُ الْمَاثِلِينَ أَمَامَهُ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا لَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي الْعَزْفِ عَلَى الْعُودِ، فَيَعْزِفُ أَمَامَكَ كُلَّمَا هَاجَمَكَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ مِنْ عِنْدِ الرَّبِّ فَتَطِيبُ نَفْسُكَ». 17 فَطَلَبَ شَاوُلُ مِنْ خُدَّامِهِ أَنْ يَبْحَثُوا لَهُ عَنْ رَجُلٍ مَاهِرٍ فِي الْعَزْفِ وَيُحْضِرُوهُ إِلَيْهِ. 18 فَقَالَ وَاحِدٌ مِنَ الْغِلْمَانِ: «لَقَدْ شَاهَدْتُ ابْناً لِيَسَّى البَيْتَلَحْمِيِّ مَاهِراً فِي الْعَزْفِ وَهُوَ بَطَلٌ جَبَّارٌ وَرَجُلُ حَرْبٍ، فَصِيحُ اللِّسَانِ وَبَهِيُّ الطَّلْعَةِ وَالرَّبُّ مَعَهُ». 19 فَأَوْفَدَ شَاوُلُ رُسُلاً إِلَى يَسَّى قَائِلاً: «أَرْسِلْ إِلَيَّ دَاوُدَ ابْنَكَ الَّذِي يَرْعَى الْغَنَمَ». 20 فَأَعَدَّ يَسَّى حِمَاراً حَمَّلَهُ خُبْزاً وَزِقَّ خَمْرٍ وَجَدْيَ مِعْزَى، وَأَرْسَلَهَا مَعَ دَاوُدَ إِلَى شَاوُلَ. 21 فَمَثُلَ دَاوُدُ أَمَامَ شَاوُلَ فَأَحَبَّهُ وَجَعَلَهُ حَامِلَ سِلاحِهِ. 22 وَأَرْسَلَ شَاوُلُ إِلَى يَسَّى يَقُولُ: «دَعْ دَاوُدَ يَبْقَى فِي خِدْمَتِي لأَنَّهُ قَدْ حَظِيَ بِإِعْجَابِي». 23 وَحَدَثَ عِنْدَمَا هَاجَمَ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ الْمُرْسَلُ مِنْ قِبَلِ الرَّبِّ شَاوُلَ، أَنَّ دَاوُدَ تَنَاوَلَ الْعُودَ وَعَزَفَ عَلَيْهِ، فَكَانَ الْهُدُوءُ يَسْتَوْلِي عَلَى شَاوُلَ وَتَطِيبُ نَفْسُهُ وَيُفَارِقُهُ الرُّوحُ الرَّدِيءُ.