19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.


In Context

16 Let our lord now command thy servants, which are before thee, to seek out a man who is a cunning 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.

17 And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

18 Then answered one of the young men, and said, Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-lehemite, that is cunning in playing, and a mighty man of valour, and a man of war, and prudent in speech, and a comely person, and the LORD is with him.

19 Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which is with the sheep.

20 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.

21 And David came to Saul, and stood before him: and he loved him greatly; and he became his armourbearer.

1 Samuel 16:19 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:19Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, which [is] with the sheep.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:19Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David thy son, who is in the pastures.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:19Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19Wherefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send to me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, |Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.|

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:19And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, 'Send unto me David thy son, who is with the flock.'

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:19Why Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send me David your son, which is with the sheep.