1 Samuel 16:16 - Douy-Rheims Bible Challoner Revision

¹⁶ 1 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him exceedingly, and made him his armourbearer.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man, who is a cunning player on an harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ Let our lord now command your servants here before you to find a man who plays skillfully on the lyre; and when the evil spirit from God is upon you, he will play it, and you will be well.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ Let our lord now command thy servants, that are before thee, to seek out a man who is a skilful player on the harp: and it shall come to pass, when the evil spirit from God is upon thee, that he shall play with his hand, and thou shalt be well.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If our master just says the word, your servants will search for someone who knows how to play the lyre. The musician can play whenever the evil spirit from God is affecting you, and then you’ll feel better.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ May our lord order, and your servants, who are before you, will seek a man skillful in playing a stringed instrument, so that when the evil spirit from the Lord assails you, he may play with his hand, and you may bear it more easily."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ Let our lord give orders, and thy servants who are before thee will seek out a man skilful in playing on the harp, that when the evil spirit from the Lord is upon thee he may play with his hand, and thou mayest bear it more easily.

1 Samuel 16:16 Cross References

Genesis 41:46

7 And the fruitfulness of the seven years came: and the corm being bound up into sheaves was gathered together into the barns of Egypt.

1 Kings 10:8

3 And king Solomon gave the queen of Saba all that she desired, and asked of him: besides what he offered he himself of his royal bounty. And she returned, and went to her own country with her servants.

2 Kings 3:15

0 And it came to pass in the morning, when the sacrifices used to be offered, that behold, water came by the way of Edom, and the country was filled with water.

1 Samuel 10:5

0 And they came to the foresaid hill, and behold a company of prophets met him: and the spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he prophesied in the midst of them.

1 Samuel 16:14

9 Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David thy son, who is in the pastures.

1 Samuel 16:15

0 And Isai took an ass laden with bread, and a bottle of wine, and a kid of the flock, and sent them by the hand of David his son to Saul.

1 Samuel 16:17

2 And Saul sent to Isai, saying: Let David stand before me: for he hath found favour in my sight.

1 Samuel 18:10

5 And Saul saw that he was exceeding prudent, and began to beware of him.

1 Samuel 19:9

4 And Saul sent officers to seize David: and it was answered that he was sick.