¹⁶Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee, will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee, he may play with his hand, and thou mayst bear it more easily.

¹⁷And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.

¹⁸And one of the servants answering, said: Behold I have seen a son of Isai, the Bethlehemite, a skilful player, and one of great strength, and a man fit for war, and prudent in his words, and a comely person: and the Lord is with him.

¹⁹Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David, thy son, who is in the pastures.

²⁰And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David, his son, to Saul.

²¹And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.

²²And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.

²³So whensoever the evil spirit from the Lord was upon Saul, David took his harp, and played with his hand, and Saul was refreshed, and was better, for the evil spirit departed from him.

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