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But Samuel said, "If I go, Saul will hear the news and will try to kill me." The Lord said, "Take a young calf with you. Say, ‘I have come to offer a sacrifice to the Lord .'

But the Lord said to Samuel, "Don't look at how handsome Eliab is or how tall he is, because I have not chosen him. God does not see the same way people see. People look at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at the heart."

Then Jesse called Abinadab and told him to pass by Samuel. But Samuel said, "The Lord has not chosen this man either."

Then Jesse had Shammah pass by. But Samuel said, "No, the Lord has not chosen this one."

Jesse had seven of his sons pass by Samuel. But Samuel said to him, "The Lord has not chosen any of these."

But the Lord 's Spirit had left Saul, and an evil spirit from the Lord troubled him.

If he can fight and kill me, we will be your servants. But if I can kill him, you will be our servants."

but David went back and forth from Saul to Bethlehem, where he took care of his father's sheep.

But David said to Saul, "I, your servant, have been keeping my father's sheep. When a lion or bear came and took a sheep from the flock,

David put on Saul's sword and tried to walk around, but he was not used to all the armor Saul had put on him. He said to Saul, "I can't go in this, because I'm not used to it." Then David took it all off.

But David said to him, "You come to me using a sword and two spears. But I come to you in the name of the Lord All-Powerful, the God of the armies of Israel! You have spoken against him.

As they played, they sang, "Saul has killed thousands of his enemies, but David has killed tens of thousands."

The women's song upset Saul, and he became very angry. He thought, "The women say David has killed tens of thousands, but they say I have killed only thousands. The only thing left for him to have is the kingdom!"

The next day an evil spirit from God rushed upon Saul, and he prophesied in his house. David was playing the harp as he usually did, but Saul had a spear in his hand.

He threw the spear, thinking, "I'll pin David to the wall." But David escaped from him twice.

The Lord was with David but had left Saul. So Saul was afraid of David.

But all the people of Israel and Judah loved David because he led them well in battle.

But David answered Saul, saying, "Who am I? My family is not important enough for me to become the king's son-in-law."

Saul's servants said these words to David, but David answered, "Do you think it is easy to become the king's son-in-law? I am poor and unimportant."

The Philistine commanders continued to go out to fight the Israelites, but every time, David was more skillful than Saul's officers. So he became famous.