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


In Context

16 Let our lord command his servants here to search for someone who can play the harp. He will play when the evil spirit from God comes upon you, and you will feel better."

17 So Saul said to his attendants, "Find someone who plays well and bring him to me."

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 brave man and a warrior. He speaks well and is a fine-looking man. And the Lord is with him."

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

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

21 David came to Saul and entered his service. Saul liked him very much, and David became one of his armor-bearers.

1st Samuel 16:19 in Other Translations

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 English Revised 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 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.