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


In Context

16 let our lord command, we pray thee, thy servants before thee, they seek a skilful man, playing on a harp, and it hath come to pass, in the spirit of sadness from God being upon thee, that he hath played with his hand, and it is well with thee.'

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

18 And one of the servants answereth and saith, 'Lo, I have seen a son of Jesse the Beth-Lehemite, skilful in playing, and a mighty virtuous man, and a man of battle, and intelligent in word, and a man of form, and Jehovah is with him.'

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

20 And Jesse taketh an ass, with bread, and a bottle of wine, and one kid of the goats, and sendeth by the hand of David his son unto Saul.

21 And David cometh in unto Saul, and standeth before him, and he loveth him greatly; and he is a bearer of his weapons.

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 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 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.