^{19 Ref} And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, `Send unto me David thy son, who `is' with the flock.'

^{20 Ref} And Jesse taketh an ass, `with' bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.

^{21 Ref} And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

²² And Saul sendeth unto Jesse, saying, `Let David, I pray thee, stand before me, for he hath found grace in mine eyes.'

²³ And it hath come to pass, in the spirit of `sadness from' God being on Saul, that David hath taken the harp, and played with his hand, and Saul hath refreshment and gladness, and the spirit of sadness hath turned aside from off him.