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1 Samuel 16:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition

" Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul. "

1 Samuel 16:20

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18 Then one of the young men answered and said, “Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a handsome person; and the LORD is with him.”

19 Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, “Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.”

20 Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.

21 David came to Saul and stood before him. He loved him greatly; and he became his armor bearer.

22 Saul sent to Jesse, saying, “Please let David stand before me, for he has found favor in my sight.”

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2 Samuel 16:1

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"When David was a little past the top, behold, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth met him with a couple of donkeys saddled, and on them two hundred loaves of bread, and one hundred clusters of raisins, and one hundred summer fruits, and a container of wine."

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1 Samuel 17:17

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"Jesse said to David his son, “Now take for your brothers an ephah of this parched grain and these ten loaves, and carry them quickly to the camp to your brothers;"

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1 Samuel 17:34

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"David said to Saul, “Your servant was keeping his father’s sheep; and when a lion or a bear came and took a lamb out of the flock,"

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Psalms 78:70

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"He also chose David his servant, and took him from the sheepfolds;"

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2 Samuel 11:22

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"So the messenger went, and came and showed David all that Joab had sent him for."

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1 Kings 1:38

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"So Zadok the priest, Nathan the prophet, Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and the Cherethites and the Pelethites went down and had Solomon ride on King David’s mule, and brought him to Gihon."

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1 Samuel 16:1

"The LORD said to Samuel, “How long will you mourn for Saul, since I have rejected him from being king over Israel? Fill your horn with oil, and go. I will send you to Jesse the Bethlehemite, for I have provided a king for myself among his sons.”"

1 Samuel 16:2

"Samuel said, “How can I go? If Saul hears it, he will kill me.” The LORD said, “Take a heifer with you, and say, ‘I have come to sacrifice to the LORD.’"

1 Samuel 16:3

"Call Jesse to the sacrifice, and I will show you what you shall do. You shall anoint to me him whom I name to you.”"

1 Samuel 16:4

"Samuel did that which the LORD spoke, and came to Bethlehem. The elders of the city came to meet him trembling, and said, “Do you come peaceably?”"

1 Samuel 16:5

"He said, “Peaceably; I have come to sacrifice to the LORD. Sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice.” He sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice."

1 Samuel 16:6

"When they had come, he looked at Eliab, and said, “Surely the LORD’s anointed is before him.”"

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