1 Samuel 16:19

The NET Bible®

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Saul dispatched messengers to Jesse and said, “Send me your son David, who is with the sheep.”

Hebrew Names Version
Therefore Sha'ul sent messengers to Yishai, and said, Send me David your son, who is with the sheep.

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

Lexham English Bible
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me David your son who is with the sheep."

English Standard Version
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."

New Century Version
Then Saul sent messengers to Jesse, saying, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

Amplified Bible
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the flock."

New American Standard Bible
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, who is with the flock."

Geneva Bible (1587)
Wherefore Saul sent messengers vnto Ishai, and said, Send me Dauid thy sonne which is with the sheepe.

Legacy Standard Bible
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David who is with the flock."

Contemporary English Version
Saul sent a message to Jesse: "Tell your son David to leave your sheep and come here to me."

Complete Jewish Bible
So Sha'ul sent messengers to Yishai saying, "Send me David your son, who is out with the sheep."

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

Easy-to-Read Version
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse. They told Jesse, "You have a son named David. He takes care of your sheep. Send him to me."

George Lamsa Translation
Wherefore King Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send me David your son; he will be useful to me.

Good News Translation
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, the one who takes care of the sheep."

Literal Translation
And Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, Send your son David to me, who is with the flock.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The Saul sent messaungers vnto Isai, sayege: Sende me Dauid yi sonne, which is with the shepe.

American Standard Version
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said, Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.

Bible in Basic English
So Saul sent his servants to Jesse and said, Send me your son David who is with the sheep.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherefore Saul sent messengers vnto Isai, and said: Sende me Dauid thy sonne, which is with the sheepe.

JPS Old Testament (1917)
Wherefore Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, and said: 'Send me David thy son, who is with the sheep.'

King James Version (1611)
Wherefore Saul sent messengers vnto Iesse, and said, Send me Dauid thy sonne, which is with the sheepe.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Saul sent messengers to Jessae, saying, Send to me thy son David who is with thy flock.

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

Berean Standard Bible
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor Saul sente messangeris to Ysay, and seide, Sende thou to me Dauid thi sone, `which is in the lesewis.

Young's Literal Translation
And Saul sendeth messengers unto Jesse, and saith, `Send unto me David thy son, who [is] with the flock.'

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

Webster's Bible Translation
Wherefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, Send to me David thy son, who [is] with the sheep.

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

New King James Version
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me your son David, who is with the sheep."

New Living Translation
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse to say, "Send me your son David, the shepherd."

New Life Bible
So Saul sent men with news to Jesse, and said, "Send me your son David who is with the sheep."

New Revised Standard
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me your son David who is with the sheep."

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Saul sent messengers unto Jesse, - and said, Send, unto me - David thy son, who is with the sheep.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Then Saul sent messengers to Isai, saying: Send me David, thy son, who is in the pastures.

Revised Standard Version
Therefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse, and said, "Send me David your son, who is with the sheep."

THE MESSAGE
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse requesting, "Send your son David to me, the one who tends the sheep."

New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David who is with the flock."

Contextual Overview

¹⁴ Now the Spirit of the Lord had turned away from Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord tormented him. ¹⁵ Then Saul's servants said to him, "Look, an evil spirit from God is tormenting you!" ¹⁶ Let our lord instruct his servants who are here before you to look for a man who knows how to play the lyre. Then whenever the evil spirit from God comes upon you, he can play the lyre and you will feel better." ¹⁷ So Saul said to his servants, "Find me a man who plays well and bring him to me." ¹⁸ One of his attendants replied, "I have seen a son of Jesse in Bethlehem who knows how to play the lyre. He is a brave warrior and is articulate and handsome, for the Lord is with him." ¹⁹ So Saul sent messengers to Jesse and said, "Send me your son David, who is out with the sheep." ²⁰ So Jesse took a donkey loaded with bread, a container of wine, and a young goat and sent them to Saul with his son David. ²¹ David came to Saul and stood before him. Saul liked him a great deal, and he became his armor bearer. ²² Then Saul sent word to Jesse saying, "Let David be my servant, for I really like him." ²³ So whenever the spirit from God would come upon Saul, David would take his lyre and play it. This would bring relief to Saul and make him feel better. Then the evil spirit would leave him alone.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

with the sheep: 1 Samuel 16:11, 1 Samuel 17:15, 1 Samuel 17:33, 1 Samuel 17:34, Exodus 3:1-10, 1 Kings 19:19, Psalms 78:70-72, Psalms 113:8, Amos 1:1, Amos 7:14, Amos 7:15, Matthew 4:18-22

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 17:58 - I am the son

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Wherefore Saul sent messengers to Jesse,.... For David; not choosing to take him without his leave, though Samuel suggests that kings would do so, 1 Samuel 8:11

and said, send me David, thy son, which is with the sheep; he had learnt his name, and what was his employment; and which last he mentions not by way of contempt, it not being reckoned mean and despicable even in the sons of great personages, in those times and countries, to attend flocks and herds: so with the Arabs, as Philo n testifies, young men and maids of the most illustrious families fed cattle; and with the ancient Romans, the senator o fed his own sheep. Paris, son of Priamus, king of Troy, is said p to feed his father's oxen and sheep; and Saul himself had done the same; but to describe him particularly.

n De Vita Mosis, l. 1. p. 610. o "Pascebatque suas", &c. Ovid. Fast. l. 1. p Coluthi Raptus Helenae, v. 71, 101.