So Saulsentmessengersto Jesseand said,"Sendme your sonDavidwhois with the flock."
So he departedfrom thereand foundElishathe sonof Shaphat,while he was plowingwith twelvepairs[of oxen] beforehim, and he with the twelfth.And Elijahpassedoverto him and threwhis mantleon him.
To make [them] sitwith princes,With the princesof His people.
The wordsof Amos,whowas among the sheepherdersfrom Tekoa,whichhe envisionedin visionsconcerningIsraelin the daysof Uzziahkingof Judah,and in the daysof Jeroboamsonof Joash,kingof Israel,two yearsbeforethe earthquake.
And Samuelsaidto Jesse,"Are these allthe children?"And he said,"There remainsyetthe youngest,and behold,he is tendingthe sheep."Then Samuelsaidto Jesse,"Sendand bringhim; for we will not sitdown untilhe comeshere."
Then oneof the youngmensaid,"Behold,I have seena sonof Jessethe Bethlehemitewho is a skillfulmusician,a mightymanof valor,a warrior,one prudentin speech,and a handsomeman;and the LORDis with him."
Jessetooka donkey[loaded with] breadand a jugof wineand a younggoat,and sent[them] to Saulby Davidhis son.
but Davidwentbackand forth from Saulto tendhis father'sflockat Bethlehem.
