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1 Samuel 16:12-14
Revised Standard Version
1 Samuel 16:12-14
Revised Standard Version
12 And he sent, and brought him in. Now he was ruddy, and had beautiful eyes, and was handsome. And the Lord said, “Arise, anoint him; for this is he.” 13 Then Samuel took the horn of oil, and anointed him in the midst of his brothers; and the Spirit of the Lord came mightily upon David from that day forward. And Samuel rose up, and went to Ramah.
David Plays the Lyre for Saul
14 Now the Spirit of the Lord departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him.
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright © 1946, 1952, and 1971 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
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