17Saul said to his servants, |Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.|


In Context

14 Now the Spirit of Yahweh departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from Yahweh troubled him.

15 Saul's servants said to him, |See now, an evil spirit from God troubles you.

16 Let our lord now command your servants who are before you, to seek out a man who is a skillful player on the harp. It shall happen, when the evil spirit from God is on you, that he shall play with his hand, and you shall be well.|

17 Saul said to his servants, |Provide me now a man who can play well, and bring him to me.|

18 Then one of the young men answered, and said, |Behold, I have seen a son of Jesse the Bethlehemite, who is skillful in playing, a mighty man of valor, a man of war, prudent in speech, and a comely person; and Yahweh is with him.|

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

1 Samuel 16:17 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:17So Saul said to his attendants, "Find someone who plays well and bring him to me."

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring [him] to me.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said to his servants: Provide me then some man that can play well, and bring him to me.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said unto his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul said to his servants, Provide me now a man that can play well, and bring him to me.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:17And Saul saith unto his servants, 'Provide, I pray you, for me a man playing well — then ye have brought him in unto me.'