¹⁵Saul’s attendants said to him, “An evil spirit that was sent by God is terrifying you. ¹⁶Give us an order to look for someone who can play the harp. He will play it when the evil spirit that was sent by God comes on you. Then you will feel better.”

¹⁷So Saul said to his attendants, “Find someone who plays the harp well. Bring him to me.”

¹⁸One of the servants said, “I’ve seen someone who knows how to play the harp. He is a son of Jesse from Bethlehem. He’s a brave man. He would make a good soldier. He’s a good speaker. He’s very handsome. And the Lord is with him.”

¹⁹Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse. He said, “Send me your son David, the one who takes care of your sheep.”

²⁰So Jesse got some bread and a bottle of wine. The bottle was made out of animal skin. He also got a young goat. He loaded everything on the back of a donkey. He sent all of it to Saul with his son David.

²¹David went to Saul and began to serve him. Saul liked him very much. David became one of the men who carried Saul’s armor.

²²Saul sent a message to Jesse. It said, “Let David stay here. I want him to serve me. I’m pleased with him.”

²³When the evil spirit that was sent by God would come on Saul, David would get his harp and play it. That would help Saul. He would feel better, and the evil spirit would leave him.

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