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Samuel left for Ramah, and Saul went up home to Gibeah of Saul. (1 Samuel 15, 34)
Samuel did not see Saul again till his dying day. Samuel indeed mourned over Saul, but Yahweh regretted having made Saul king of Israel. (1 Samuel 15, 35)
Yahweh said to Samuel, 'How much longer do you mean to go on mourning over Saul, now that I myself have rejected him as ruler of Israel? Fill your horn with oil and go. I am sending you to Jesse of Bethlehem, for I have found myself a king from among his sons.' (1 Samuel 16, 1)
Samuel replied, 'How can I go? When Saul hears of it he will kill me.' Yahweh then said, 'Take a heifer with you and say, "I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh." (1 Samuel 16, 2)
'Yes,' he replied. 'I have come to sacrifice to Yahweh. Purify yourselves and come with me to the sacrifice.' He purified Jesse and his sons and invited them to the sacrifice. (1 Samuel 16, 5)
Jesse thus presented seven of his sons to Samuel, but Samuel said to Jesse, 'Yahweh has not chosen these.' (1 Samuel 16, 10)
He then asked Jesse, 'Are these all the sons you have?' Jesse replied, 'There is still one left, the youngest; he is looking after the sheep.' Samuel then said to Jesse, 'Send for him, for we shall not sit down to eat until he arrives.' (1 Samuel 16, 11)
Now the spirit of Yahweh had withdrawn from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh afflicted him with terrors. (1 Samuel 16, 14)
Saul's servants said to him, 'An evil spirit from God is undoubtedly the cause of your terrors. (1 Samuel 16, 15)
Saul said to his attendants, 'Find me, please, a man who plays well, and bring him to me.' (1 Samuel 16, 17)
One of the servants then spoke up and said, 'I have seen one of the sons of Jesse the Bethlehemite: he is a skilled player, a brave man and a fighter, well spoken, good-looking and Yahweh is with him.' (1 Samuel 16, 18)
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse with the order, 'Send me your son David (who is with the sheep).' (1 Samuel 16, 19)
