1 Samuel 16:17
15 Saul’s servants said to him, “Surely a spirit of distress from God is tormenting you.
16 Let our lord command your servants here to seek out someone who can skillfully play the harp. Whenever the spirit of distress from God is upon you, he is to play it, and you will be well.”
And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
18 One of the servants answered, “I have seen a son of Jesse of Bethlehem who knows how to play the harp. He is a mighty man of valor, a warrior, eloquent and handsome, and the LORD is with him.”
19 So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And Saul commanded his servants, “Find me someone who plays well, and bring him to me.”
- KJV
- And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
- WEB
- Saul said to his servants, “Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.”
- ASV
- And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
- DARBY
- And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.
- BLB
- And Saul said to his servants, “Please provide for me a man playing well, and bring [him] to me.”
- ÅB
- Da sa Saul til sine tjenere: Ja, finn meg en mann som spiller godt, og før ham hit til meg!
- OTB
- Så befalte Saul sine tjenere: «Finn meg noen som kan spille godt og bring ham til meg.»
- B1930
- Da sa Saul til sine tjenere: Ja, finn mig en mann som spiller godt, og før ham hit til mig!