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1 Samuel 16:20

DavidJesseSaul

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.”

And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.

21 When David came to Saul and entered his service, Saul admired him greatly, and David became his armor-bearer.

22 Then Saul sent word to Jesse, saying, “Let David remain in my service, for I am pleased with him.”

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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.

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BSB
And Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a skin of wine, and one young goat, and sent them to Saul with his son David.
KJV
And Jesse took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
WEB
Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat, and sent them by David his son to Saul.
ASV
And Jesse took an ass [laden] with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid, and sent them by David his son unto Saul.
DARBY
And Jesse took an ass with bread, and a flask of wine, and a kid, and sent [them] by David his son to Saul.
BLB
And Jesse took a donkey [with] bread, and a skin of wine, and one kid of the goats, and he sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul.
ÅB
Så tok Isai et esel, som han lesste brød på, og en skinnsekk med vin og et kje og sendte det med sin sønn David til Saul.
OTB
Og Isai tok et esel lastet med brød, en krukke vin og en ung geit, og sendte dem til Saul med David, sin sønn.
B1930
Så tok Isai et asen, som han lesste brød på, og en skinnsekk med vin og et kje og sendte det med sin sønn David til Saul.

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Cross references

  • 1 Samuel 10:27

    But some worthless men said, “How can this man save us?” So they despised him and brought him no gifts; but Saul remained silent about it.

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  • Proverbs 18:16

    A man’s gift opens doors for him, and brings him before great men.

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  • 1 Samuel 17:18

    Take also these ten portions of cheese to the commander of their unit. Check on the welfare of your brothers and bring back an assurance from them.

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  • 1 Samuel 25:18

    Then Abigail hurried and took two hundred loaves of bread, two skins of wine, five butchered sheep, five seahs of roasted grain, a hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of figs. She loaded them on donkeys

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  • Genesis 43:11

    Then their father Israel said to them, “If it must be so, then do this: Put some of the best products of the land in your packs and carry them down as a gift for the man—a little balm and a little honey, spices and myrrh, pistachios and almonds.

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  • 2 Samuel 16:1–2

    When David had gone a little beyond the summit, Ziba the servant of Mephibosheth was there to meet him. He had a pair of saddled donkeys loaded with two hundred loaves of bread, a hundred clusters of raisins, a hundred summer fruits, and a skin of wine.

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