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1 Samuel 16:18-20
New Catholic Bible
1 Samuel 16:18-20
New Catholic Bible
18 One of his servants said, “I have seen a son of Jesse from Bethlehem who is talented at playing. He is strong and a brave warrior. He is prudent in his speech and handsome, and the Lord is with him.” 19 [a]So Saul sent messengers to Jesse saying, “Send me David, your son, who is tending the sheep.”
20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and a young goat, and he sent them with David, his son, to Saul.
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- 1 Samuel 16:19 David is given an opportunity to learn firsthand the ways of leading the people from Saul, who apparently does not know that Samuel has already anointed David as the Lord instructed (v. 13).
